Training Log Archive: PrueD

A run with Peter at Reef Hills. The golden wattles were all out and looked absolutely glorious. I started slowly and, when my knee started to twinge, almost gave up in the first few hundred metres. However, after a stretch, I felt better and my knee then didn't hurt for the remainder of the run. We went in the reverse order to the usual route and this involved a 2 km steady uphill. I managed to run the whole way and gained considerable speed by the end. Peter and I always race at the finish of a run. Australian versus the Ukraine. Today it was the Ukraine who won (the Ukraine usually wins) by a bigger nose.

Swim in the Benalla pool. I had a bit of trouble finding a parking space outside - so peered in the window first to see if there was a lane. There was - all of them! I enjoyed my swim and tried a bit harder than usual (time was probably quicker than I've written).

I have to say how impressed I was by the swimmers in the paralympics - especially the girl with no arms who swam a 400m medley faster than I can swim 200m! The paralympics were fantastic. I checked the website to see if I was blind enough to be eligible - and I probably was, without glasses, but not with.

I have to say how pleased I was when a late arrival at the pool - a middle aged man - asked me if I knew his daughter who, he explained, was about my age. She was 35 !!! :)

Walk aound Blackburn in the daylight, gathering ideas for my garden. I couldn't do any exercise last night as l had to to Shep at the last minute for an evening fire forum, and didn't get home until 11 pm.

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Walk around Blackburn after a long day at work. It was a lovely warm evening. Knee needs a bit of recovery time before it gets anther hard workout, as it was a bit swollen last night.