Training Log Archive: Craney

Had a 'doughnut day' off work today - so went out to Tidbinbilla with Grace and Florence in the am. In the arvo nipped out to Taylor to try out a course for Cockies training next week. Should be alright, although might have to move a couple as nastiness won't be much fun at night. Think Taylor has the potential to be a really good challenging area. Navved ok and felt quite good, although was running very gingerly across the stony ground - I'm sure I used to be able to run hard across that sort of stuff.

C • Taylor 3

Decent push up the steep E rocky path to the start (which may be at the top of the hill), and run home from the finish.

HFW - with Tomas some of the way, but he had to head off and collect a few reflectors. So I then did a short 1.5km control pick on a 1:5000 blow-up of the top end of Bob and Hugh's Isaacs/Mugga map. They've mapped almost every bush there in some fairly flat open terrain, which probably isn't necessary for a 1:10000 but made for a really fun training exercise without flags (would've been easy with markers). Think I came off on a few but picked up again.

Spent the day at Werribee Mansion near Melbourne (very nice) but managed to make an earlier-than-planned flight home, so had time to nip out for a quick dash up Taylor before the sun set. Looped round the back checking out the controlled burns - doesn't look like they're clearing the best rocky bits unfortunately.

Public holiday but didn't let that make me go for a run.

Pretty long run from home with Shep. Feeling ropy to begin with due to beer/wine last night, so took water with me. The sunshine, fresh air and good company soon perked me up and I ended up feeling pretty good. Nice loop along Isaacs Ridge, centenary trail round back of Wanniassa (which was new to me), Wanniassa and Farrer ridges, back of Torrens home. Time seemed to tick by pretty quick.

8x2mins around Taylor. Not feeling very motivated today, and fighting (another) cold. But threw in a few efforts to make it count a little bit. Last one was downhill and back home so got under 3mpks.

1min recoveries plus a bit before and after.

Lunch run - feeling pretty flat today, so good that Tomas made me get out for a run. We did some short hill efforts at Rocky Knob.