Training Log Archive: Zed

Cycle commute.

Note: Back felt a little jarred today I think from intervals down Long Gully yesterday morning. Luckily I had a pool safety training session in the pool today which made it feel much better.

With Bridget and Callum as engine. My first "pyramid" session. With warm up and cool down. Liked that all the speed bits are heading downhill down Long Gully. Fun! Lovely morning tho' chilly.

Ran to meet a friend for a very short walk and hello before school pick up.

Longish run. With Callum, up Olave Hill Rd, to Upper Sturt Rd, east to bitumen rd, then back home via Long Gully. I like this run, it's longer than usual without taking too long. Minnow Creek still running strongly for Callum to drink.

C • I like it too 2

Club relays, Wadmore Park. Happy with run overall. 1-1.5 to 2 min error on first leg where I was very close to control but just didn't see it in the bushes until I relocated. On second leg made a parallel error on tracks that cost 3 mins. Not sure why I didn't relocate sooner. Lovely day - green grass and creek flowing strongly. Very pleased Leith enjoyed himself and finished his course with his team mate after initial reluctance. Unfortunately John missed a control and so our result didn't count.

With Callum, around golf course at dusk, as he couldn't come to o. Met Bryn there who took Callum for second loop.

With Callum. Loop through Frank Smith Park. Lovely day. Green and blossomy.

With Callum. Loop through Frank Smith Park. Lovely day.

Rest day, as appointment after work meant I had to drive and also missed running.

Commute

Long run. Olave Hill Rd and east park loop.

25 min loop to park to meet friend for walk, then 10 min back home.

Short loop in Park.

Callum and I left home at 10 am and returned after 12. We ran to school then lap of Frank Smith and of Pine Forest and home. On route we watched Leith play soccer and later followed a sign in the Pine Forest that said 'Library' which led to a nice little shed set up as a library of stories and art of the Pine Forest! Very cool! Callum liked the book called 'Forest Dogs' with photos of dogs walking in the forest ( they just need him ). Also the Managers Office is set up as a cafe for SALA offering tea and black forest cake so I plan to go back tomorrow. Very cute and community. What you discover in your neighbourhood out on a run.

10 min run to park to meet a friend in the park, about a 40 min walk, then a 10 min run at the end. More social than aerobic, but nice.

Commute. Light rain and dark on way home.

Belair. Light rain. ' Picked up' by Jenny from home, met up with others on way back from Redwoods. Nice to have Lauren back.

Cycle commute. Managed to dodge most of the rain this morning. Greeted by rather cold wind when stepping outside to ride home tonight.

Intervals with Bridget, and Callum: 200x10 with 200 float, up Long Gully in Park. Left home at 6.20 am - a minor miracle, but Bridget had time limits ( as did I really) and Lauren bought me a cup of tea at 5.55 am, so made it up! Nice to be out in the early morning, good fun but have been sleepy all afternoon!

Short run with Callum from school, along Turners Ave; lap of Pine Forest and back home. Lots of fruit trees in blossom. Air filled with scent of early spring.

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Feel beautifully stretched and strengthened.

Long run. Sadly skipped O as had house stuff to do but enjoyed this run instead. With Callum, from home along Turners, up Olave Hill Rd to Upper Sturt Rd, along fire track inside boundary of park heading east until we came to the bitumen road and rang back along Long Gully.
Legs still a bit sore from Bridget's steps!

Ride from hoe to Leith's soccer at Cumberland Park (one way) and then later up to shops and back.

Run through neighbourhood that involved stopping to feed poultry at my parents and then spotting Bridget running up and down some steep steps across the road. I joined her for 3 ups and downs and had sore legs for 2 days after! Then continued rest of my run.

From home with Callum to start to Belair (6 mins) then - with Fern and Jenny- ran up Queen Jubilee to tap and back down on bitumen until track past Railway Dam (very sloppy). Quite nice to have a break from wet for much of run.

To/from work.

With Callum ( until Bryn came and borrowed him for his walk) a couple of sloshy laps of golf course. Became dark while I was out and I didn't have a torch so much of run was a bit tentative.
Rain this morning put me off riding to work, so drove and walked from bottom of Bellevue Heights.

Loop in park with Callum this morning. Up valley to steps, left along railway line to Queen Jubilee Drive, past nursery, fire track to past pines oval continued on fire track to near Belair station then to main entrance and home. Was so absorbed in thought, planning a cycle touring adventure that I missed a few turn offs and without any extra effort did an longer run than was planned, which was nice.

Short loop through burbs. First run since foot and ankle swelling (now fine) but legs felt like lead after just 2 days off. Doesn't really make sense, but don't expect it to last.
No Callum as he was being borrowed to turbo charge Tarn's run ( she is trying to get fit for a ski trip).

Earth to abdominals! Earth to abdominals, you are required to contract! A bit rusty, but great to stretch.

Ankle still tender. Walked to park and around permanent o course shadowing Leith and friends in practice for schools champs next day.

Just 2 short walks - to school to watch soccer and around golf course with Callum. Tried to have foot up inbetween as quite sore and still red and swollen.

On way to feeding poultry ( which are at parents at present) then after feeding - down Hawthorndene drive ( well parallel to, down walkways) through Pine Forest and then back home . In hindsight maybe not a good idea. Kicked by Storm the pet rooster when feeding poultry, puncture wound on ankle, painful but still ok to run on straight after. Less than 2 hours later it was very painful and swollen and I could hardly walk. Dr friends I happened to see today said I could get a septic joint, and running days would be over. Then went to GP for tetanus and antibiotics. He also ordered me not to go in Adventure Race, due to risk of infection in joint. Can't believe the timing, after successfully fending Storm off for weeks.
John said it was pretty funny I could not attend Adventure Race due to an attack by a chicken. I'll admit it does sound lame ( as am I).

C • Ow! 2

Ride to and from work. Saw front approaching as I was heading down Shepherds Hill rd, I sighed as I had no jacket and was wearing work uniform. Needless to say I had to put a towel on my chair to pick soak up the drips. Wet and dark on way home, and didn't leave until 6.30 so no park run tonight!

To and from work but only from Blackwood so 15 min shorter ( at least). Planning to pick up serviced bike on way home but wasn't ready and worked late.

Ran out of time to do long run so tried to do reasonable pace. With Callum, shortish circuit from Pole Rd house today, heading north to eastern end of Park so lots of up and downs.
Busy week this week so exercised is 'snatched' ( specially as my body refuses to participate in a getting up early to run scheme Head was planning).
Quite alarmed at very early start for Adventure race this Sat - 6.15 bike drop off!

C • Aaargh! 3

Actually a 15 min run from school to Park, then a walk for a while with a friend, then a 20 min run from main entrance to Nookoo track, up to Upper Sturt Rd and back home.