Training Log Archive: slow-twitch

Junk mileage around Hagley just to get my numbers for the week up on the previous! Lovely day but definitely in-sun or in-shade makes a big difference!

Goal - 1 hour plus in total, including a continuous 30 minute stretch.
Reality - 1:10 almost comfortably (funny how in these comeback periods there always seems to be a bit of a mini-wall AS SOON as you hit the time of the previous longest run, so promptly at 1:05 this time but almost home by then anyway); first stretch after warm-up was close to 35 minutes, then just the one walk break so would have been close to another 30 non stop were it not for 1 or 2 traffic stops.
Either I'm an overachiever or my goals need work.
Warm-up through N Hagley, lap of S Hagley then cut back through North; Mona Vale; Rail path to Wairakei Rd, then reasonably direct home from there.

Run to and from the 'event centre' from home. The 'there' probably a bit quick for a warm-up, the 'back' a bit slower I think.

Reminding myself what it's all for. Ran the 2019 summer sprint Hagley course (I had walked it at the time as part of yet another injury comeback & have been meaning ever since to do it again at pace). Fudged #18 slightly as there was enough activity around the golf club house I figured going 'near' the control was close enough, and not 100% sure I got all the various 'one of several trees' controls exactly right. But only mistake as such that I'm aware of was to 5, probably the paths are close enough to the straight line I would have been quicker staying on them than cutting across more directly. Route choices to 16 and 20 are interesting - in both cases I went with momentum (and more paving for 16) rather than turning back - I suspect the distances are similar enough that that's a good a reason as any to make the decision on.

Took a while to get up to pace which I think was more physical than rusty technique, especially given that there wasn't much need to navigate to the first control. Definitely more fun than just another run anyway!