Training Log Archive: blairtrewin

Was feeling a bit apprehensive about this beforehand because my back was feeling a bit stiff walking down to the shops early in the morning, but it turned out to be basically OK and the run ended up as a reasonable one. Certainly worked well mentally as a long run, in the sense of going past the hour mark and it seeming only a staging post (notwithstanding being in the middle of some big hills at the time). Took a gel at 18k, something I haven't usually been in the habit of doing on training runs (got to make some use of all the ones I didn't use last weekend), which may or may not have had something to do with how the last part went - on the one hand feeling a bit tired and sore in various places, on the other hand picking up a bit in actual performance and seeming to have a bit left in the legs. A sunny morning with a bit of warmth in the air; similar to the conditions I'm expecting next week in SA (and WA could be reasonably warm, too), and with four long races in the next five weeks (SA, WA, Australian, North American) it's good to get this one under my belt.

Ticked off the most distant place yet on my list - Angela Close, St. Helena, in almost the furthest corner of the municipality (just down from the Glen Katherine school). Fortunately the next one after that (Angus Close) was 200 metres down the road, and Anley Mews, Montmorency was on the way back. (Could have got one more if I'd felt like another 15-20 minutes but I didn't).