Training Log Archive: Mess Engineer

Volunteer Barcode Scanner at Maitland Park run.
Never volunteered before. Listened to lots of the processes.
Helped set-up from 7 am and left around 9:30 am.
They had ample helpers and 3 barcode scanners so under no real pressure.

People having barcode attached to their shoe laces gets to be a bit of a stretch but only a few people did this.

C • selfie stick for scanner? 1

Picked up the new MRI and X-Rays for right ankle with a report outlining the state of repair.

Despite X-Ray at John Hunter on the day it occurred, and a followup 2nd X-Ray at Greenhills shortly after ..... it now appears according to report I HAD partially fractured my ankle.

Still googling all the technical terms and won't see specialist until sometime in January.

Manning the barbeques at the Work Kids Christmas party at Edgeworth Steam Trains for 1 1/2 hours. 5 barbeques going simultaneously so lots of sausages, steaks and onions. I left around 2 pm.

7:30 am and then 8:40 am
MRI and X-ray of right ankle to review healing progress in the last 480 days (that long .... I can still remember it clearly) and to determine if there are any remaining medical options

Still can't do ab work. Struggled to do planks even on my knees. I hope this is not permanent.
Had two separate opinions that it's not a hernia but it still may be a tear.

Route 1P 2G 1S 2H 1U 1T 1R 3B 2K 1L 3D 1N 1M 2L 1K 2M 1G 2C 3C 1E 1D
for 21 Controls / 33 Points (1 point x 12, 2 point x 6, 3 point x 3) in 43:17.
Bad option going east.
Was at the 25 minute mark between 1M and 2L so knew I was in trouble for getting anything on the western side.

Didn't intend to include 1R 3B but was only 5 minutes in when I got to 1T so decided to add.
But it was almost 10 minutes back to 2K so it was a bad idea.

Absolutely died in the heat.
Gave up on the way to 1D and walked from there and said "screw it 2D".

Didn't see the final top score but this will be my lowest percentage of year to date. Hip/groin not happy and neither was its owner.

C • You're as silly as me! 3

Jingle Bell Relay at Athletics Ground.
Something completely different.
More than 5 different Newcastle running clubs fielding 7 teams of 25.
I was in team of 25 Wooters each doing a 400 m lap so 10 km in total.
I was position 12.
I didn't drop the baton or stumble which was a bonus.

Attending specialist about hip/groin at 4 pm and got clearance to continue running but need multiple MRI to work out what is going on. It hurt during the warm-up but not that much during the actual sprint.

C • I'll match that - 2

Fallen stick collection in front and back yards.
Need to have another round down the bush with fallen branches.