Training Log Archive: jennycas

The pool water's warmed up enough over the past few days that the 26-degree air seemed cool when I got out!

By the time I got to the far end of the valley, sweat was dripping off my nose due to the humidity, but this did mean I created for myself a bit of a breeze on the way back.

C • Dripping? 2

Attack of the Killer Masseuse
Yep, running 11 days in a row has definitely been enough.

So, this is basically the housing-trust-units area of West Lakes Shore, enlarged and detailed by Stefano. Alyce set the courses and made them as interesting as possible in an area which is a *little* grungy. I jogged around the long course to turn the units on and it was bloody hot. Only had to rescue one control which had been sabotaged (so I've taken a minute off my time) and was glad, when I returned, of the esky full of ice blocks which I'd brought to give out to finishers who'd made it to the event (difficulty being added by a roadworks detour negating the O signs, very near to the assembly area, and the OSA website being down so people couldn't look up the location, but we still got over 50 competitors).

To the far end of Long Gully, up & over the hill, back via redwoods, with Zara & Callum. Leisurely pace, stopping to sample blackberries, the fact that it was only low 30s and a dip in the Sodens' pool afterwards all made this a much pleasanter experience than walking around Adelaide Uni with Simon to check control sites when it was 42 degrees yesterday evening.

Ran over to Mitcham & back, trying to do alternate blocks faster/slower. This wasn't entirely successful, because my hip flexors wouldn't (wooden't), and so I had to stop & stretch a number of times - but the principle was sound, and the temperature still quite pleasant.

Really sweaty in the sun, especially going up to Deep View on tired legs, even though it wasn't nearly as hot as the next few days will be. I guess the humidity is a hangover from the weekend's rain. Anyway, we didn't go all the way into 3rd Falls because of birthday dinner for Johnnn @Tower Hotel afterwards.

Test-running my sprint courses for the 17th. They're not bad :) although I reckon the short needs to be shorter, and the long longer, by about 10% each. Found a 'secret' underpass and am debating whether to put it on the map! By the time I'd finished, the bats from the botanic gardens were flying overhead...

C • Secret underpass? 2

We took the old Heysen Trail spur to the east across the railway line, down Ambulance Rd, then north up to Tanamerah and Gum Flat, and back through Mt George, with B&S, Steve, Nick, John, Zara/Callum. Super-humid at first, and then actually raining blusterily towards the end. Legs felt strong, plod was steady, and NOTHING HURT so hopefully I can keep this up for a couple of months.