Training Log Archive: immy

Cycled in again, don't know why it was quite that slow. I wasn't rained on too much which was good :)

The weather is so beautiful again! I even put on some sunscreen - I'm not really a fan of cycle tan lines, or freckle lines, as they would probably be in my case. This ride felt quite fast. I was also cheeky and followed a guy on a bike from Mission Bay to St Heliers, hehe. He was riding pretty strongly.

Also managed to transport a heavy textbook home - success!!

Warm up from home through Churchill Park, down Hartland and across the field then down to where the track off the beach into Tahuna torea starts - it's pretty much exactly 15 minutes :)

Tempos are so brutal! But so beneficial as well. I was meant to do a tempo yesterday, but went orienteering instead, so I though I would do the tempo today because a) I wasn't too tired and b) I have done so little speedwork lately that I thought this would be good preparation for sprint the bay. In my experience, I actually do quite well in the few days/week after I have done tempo sessions.

So I ran at a higher intensity through Tahuna torea, along the track to Pt England, then the track out to Taniwha, then ran up Taniwha a bit. But then after 16 minutes I gave up :( But I'm not too upset about it, it was still a very intense 16 minutes and will be good for me. It is nice to see that I could still produce some speed if I want to, and I was quite a lot faster around the tracks than when I usually run here.

Continued back home up Taniwha, down Roberta and around Riddell Rd. This was actually quite a tough "warm down" and I kept up a good pace. It felt like the tempo session had made me feel stronger rather than exhausted - it's always nice when that happens.