Training Log Archive: Craney

Wanted to run. Wanted to pick up my new road bike. Wanted to take kids to the pool. But the thick smoke scuppered all of that. Quite a boring day in the end.

Would have been nice to run, but it was the hottest day ever in Canberra.

Flew back to Canberra today. It was smoky and like a ghost town, with supermarket shelves half empty. In the evening it did clear up a touch so, having seen the forecast for the next couple of days, I nipped out for a late lap of Taylor despite having already had a couple of beers. Enjoyed the run, but the achilles was a bit sore to begin with.

Ran from the Elsons' to The Springs via Hobart Rivulet, Cascade trail to Old Farm, Junction Cabin, Sphinx Rock. Great trail running route. Achilles sore to begin with so I literally limped a few kms. After that eased off, hammies got sore. So it was basically a slow struggle the whole way.

From the Elsons' to the Domain and around the trails on that. Pretty stiff, sore and slow: 2mins slower for a 12min segment than I was 2 years ago on a loosener :s

Following my nose from the Waterworks, up to Fern Tree and back over Chimney Pot Hill. Ended up quite a hilly route, which was nice.

Bert (aka Hagar) took me to Hobart Hash House Harriers, from Mt Nelson. Good to get the old 'On on's going again, and have some beers and burgers after. Had a few problems finding the trail in places - near the end I managed to jump back to the early part of the trail and run a km that I had already done. Today was Hobart's turn to hit 40 degrees - fortunately it was the only real hot day we had on our whole trip.