Training Log Archive: nic.

Warm up and tiny little warm down, foot couldn't really handle much more.

Pretty nervous after my struggles on this map at easter last year so I started off really conservative. Had a little scare coming down to 3 because I hadn't aimed off, so from then on I was just super careful to make sure I picked everything off. Foot started to give me a bit of grief about a third of the way through and I got pretty desperate to avoid all hills. Lost about a minute on the long leg because I stayed straight and very slowly made my way through the bush. Happy with the nav until the last few short legs after the spectator, pretty much lost all concentration because I felt so buggered and the downhill was so rough on my foot, so lucky to have not lost more time than what I did there I think. Definitely felt like I was struggling big time physically, but I guess it was pretty hard not to on that course. Really enjoyed it! and my best senior NOL result so far, so thats kinda cool!

C • Long leg 5

Actually really enjoyed this! Cool to go out with a pack and a bush sprint is always a good time. Think my biggest time loss was getting caught on the fence on the way to 3. Other than that I was just a little low on 10 and high on 13, and a bit too slow on the downhills! Pleased to not be too far off though. And my foot didn't give me too much grief at all.

No warm down, oops.

Not such a good one... Really struggled to get into a good rhythm of planning ahead and kept getting really caught out on route choices. Think the black lines had something to do with it, ended up changing a few of my route choices mid leg because I got a bit nervous I wouldn't actually be able to get through where I had planned, to 6 in particular. Also got caught out stopping below 3, and running around a garden on the way to 16 which I would've gone through if I had looked at the map and noticed it was white. Physically a bit no good too, pretty buggered way too early on. And the foot didn't pull up very well from this morning, the concrete probably wasn't much of a help I guess.

Easy jog to one oval for a few very gradual surges to another oval for some more very gradual surges.

Podiatry appointment yesterday has left me very confused. I got moulded for new orthotics and should have them in four weeks (after nz...), but he's of the impression I shouldn't have been massaging my foot or icing it because that makes it angry, but that I can also run? He's told me to heat it like three times a day for the next two weeks and then I can start loading it a bit more with certain calf raises and stuff. But as long as I look after my calves running is ok apparently, I'm just meant to avoid hills and quick acceleration (which i'm definitely not going to be able to do this weekend hahahaha oops)

Yoga. It was good, muscles were tight! Going to the podiatrist today, hopefully I can have the fastest made orthotics in the world.

45min cycle class and some extra to take it to the hour. A long day and a super good class so I was well smashed by the end. Plus the uni cycle room doesn't have the best circulation. Pretty sure I stunk out the whole train carriage on the way home, yummo.

3x 300m warm up.
2x 400m, 4x 100m, 8x 50m. 15 sec recovery between them all. Think I did ok!
300m kicking.
300m free to finish.
Swimming makes me so so tired, i'm smashed and its not even 9am. Set for a good day at uni...

C • congrats! 5

Foreshore run with Tamara and Sal. I'll be honest, not sure I should've done this. Foot pulled up a weekend of slack shoe choices... :(

Group strength, fab company