Training Log Archive: Vaala

I was going to go for a bike ride after we dropped my parents at the airport but somehow on route from the airport to home I did something to my back and could barely walk or sit down or do anything once I got out of the car so that wasn't going to happen! After a an hour or so we gently walked to the park and around a couple of times and it did seem to feel a tiny bit better but still not good enough to sit on the couch ('cause I can't get up). Weird but it seems to slowly be improving as the night progresses.

With Mum up Major Aiken Drive then down some other roads and tracks to home.

From home up Farm Track to the top of Mt Vernon, over my favourite bush tracks, down Latters Spur Track to home. Feeling quite sluggish and the scone I ate before I left wasn't so good. I haven't run before breakfast in ages! But it was a beautiful, ridiculously hot morning and I loved it! Wished I could have gone further but had to get home to the parents.

With the parents to the Bellbird. SO hot.

At The Roxx with Emily, Michael and Tim. I climbed with Emily until she had to go home then with the others. Climbed okay. Thought I was going to feel a lot weaker than I did so was pretty happy. Gotta work on those overhangs though.

Wednesday night run from SOT. Big group tonight. Yay! I hadn't run since last Wednesday to rest my foot and it felt fine out tonight. Yay! I felt like I could have run heaps longer (it was a pretty easy, short run tonight) but it was probably good we didn't. Yay for feeling strong. Must be all the anxiety in me getting expelled out in the form of energy.

Neither Michael or I were feeling that great (I had really bad stomach pains) and it had been a rather wet and cold day so we went for a gentle walk and played in the playground. Did some dead hangs too.

With Michael up Farm Track, along the traverse track, down through Vic Park then down Dyers to home. Umm yeah, the bottom of Farm Track was much harder riding than we anticipated so there was a bit of pushing happening. It was full of narrow rutted bits on the steepest sections! Then when you came off you couldn't get started again (we both nearly rode right off the track trying to get back on!). Then a bit of suffering to get to the top. Not my night tonight as I struggled on various bits later on but at least we got out there 'cause it was cold and the perfect night for diving under the blanket instead!