Training Log Archive: Bruce

Event: 2008 Australian Championships
 

Australian Championships Middle Distance - Maryborough QLD
My injuries had settled down enough for me to be able to jog. When I increased the pace I did feel very stiff in the hips area and was restricted in my speed.
On the way to #1 a stick wacked me near my right eye and scratched my cheek. After a few minutes my vision was a bit blurry, and I had real trouble keeping direction. I lost about 2 minutes on #3 and another 4 minutes on #5 so I pulled the pin and jogged back.

My new SI stick also failed.
The v6 stick has 741108 printed on the outside, but the memory contained an 8 digit number which was not recognised in the download tent.
I guess it was good that this happened on a day when I had already DNF'd.

Travel day to Hervey Bay.
No running. Injuries settling down a bit.

Pelvic floor better.
Sore lower back and hips - struggled to walk.

Physio treatment on my lower back in the evening to loosen it up.

Sore pelvic floor - struggled to walk.

Ideally this would have been a sharp session to regain a little more fitness before next week. However, I pulled up a little sore in the backside after Sunday's long run, so training this week is more about managing my fitness, rather than improving it.
This injury really is a pain in the a$#e!

An easy run through Yarra Bend just to see if I could get through a long run. A little bit of a lower bottom niggle early, but that settled down after 10 minutes. My hips were a bit stiff towards the end, but I was happy to get through it.