Training Log Archive: heyU

am: Nice solid terrain run at South Ledge. Cool and overcast with a bit light rain - perfect. Ran with a bit of urgency today - first time for ages. Hadn't planned on it but the legs just seemed eager to go a little bit harder than usual. Wonder how long it will last.
It's a pity the map doesn't take in a bit more of the terrain downstream along the Helena River. Might have to go exploring there one time.

C • Radnor 2

am: Simple loop through Shenton Pk and around Kings Pk. Bit tight in L glute med. afterwards.

am: Usual gym. Earlier than normal and found the gym taken over by a women's class.

pm: Something to get the system ticking over

am: Steady run through Shenton Pk and then around Kings Pk.

Twice I got overtaken by a jogger. First, some big overweight dude passed me going up Poole Ave. He slowed down after he got to the top of the hill and I thought briefly about surging up to his shoulder and having a chat just to annoy him. Restrained myself though. Shortly after, another guy came barrelling past at about 4min/k. No thought of surging to catch this one.

Reminded me of a wannabe athlete I encountered several times in Kings Pk shortly after I moved to Perth. This guy was anally competitive and had the habit of putting in a really big surge (like 3:20/km) just to get past you. One evening, I was on a recovery run when he came up behind me. He wasn't going much faster than I was, but just before he overtook me he took off like rocket. Clearly, he was having a lend of himself, so I did my best to irritate him by catching up and talking to him. He didn't say a word to me. We were hammering it up a decent hill though, and he may have been struggling for breath. Stayed with him for several hundred metres at an insane pace. Noticed that he slowed right down immediately after we parted company. Spoilt my recovery run but it was worth it. He didn't try to blast past me after that :-)

I was much faster in those days. Wouldn't be game try it now.

C • Wouldn't be game try it now 3

pm: Usual stuff. A bit shorter because I ran out of time (again). No clamshells, no bike and no step-downs. Never seems to be enough time - always something at work, or bus is late etc.

am: Through Shenton Pk and around Kings Pk. Was a major effort to get out there this morning after a restless night's sleep. Good to get it out of the way.

Massage at lunchtime. No seriously sore spots :-)

pm: A new record for human endurance

pm: Usual core and postural. This time I did all the exercises

am: Circuit of Kings Pk. Thought about doing something a bit longer but not for very long.

pm: Usual gym. Ran out of time tonight but managed to finish most of it. I knew it was time when they starting turning off the lights

am: Easy loop around KingsPk. Felt pretty good considering the long run yesterday. A long one at a relaxed pace seems to be much easier on the legs than a shorter one 15sec/km faster.

pm: The usual. Must have forgotten to do one exercise without noticing because the session was too short.