Training Log Archive: Bruce

Park orienteering training at Yarra Bend. A few undulations around Merri Creek and the Yarra made it tough to keep the pace up. A flat last 2kms in around 7 minutes helped me get home just under my 4min/km target.

2 laps of the tan on my own.
Took a while to get started, but felt better by the end.

work meetings both at lunch time and after work. I was too tired to get up early after 2 runs on Wednesday.

Albert Park run. Solid longer run for a lunch time, running the middle 9.2kms in 42 minutes. My knee was a little tight on the warm up, but I forgot about it when running.

Street O at Blackburn Lake.
Adam pulled out injured at number 2, so I ran solo from then on. David Kipp seemed to be running fast, but I finished about 90 seconds ahead of him. I was able to keep my speed under 4m/km for all but the uphill legs. A good run considering the solid 13kms at lunch time.

I was scheduled to do a hill tempo session today, but my knee was a little stiff on the warm up, and I didn't want to risk aggrovating it. Instead I ran 2 laps of the tan, one of them reasonably fast at around 14.30 pace.

Monday night MFR run from the Liggins residence.
A larger turn up than usual, including quite a few ex South Australians.
Reuben, Vanessa Round, Dion, Nicola, Liggo, Susannah and Tash.
Good food served up by Liggo's subcontractors.

Long slow run with Nicola around Yarra Bend. First I did a 4km Merri Creek loop before meeting up with Nicola at the pipe bridge. We then ran the golf course to Studley Park, and back on the single track on the other side. Then back to Thames St to drop Nicola off, before a final loop around All Nations Park and back through the streets of Northcote.
Quite slow, but good to be out there for a long time, feeling good throughout.
Follow this up with 90 minutes of Milo have a go Cricket, and then a nice hour in the pool with the kids at a Christmas party.