Training Log Archive: GraceEIn the 31 days ending Dec 31, 2023:
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Sunday Dec 31, 2023 #
7 PM
Running 48:00 [3] 8.25 km (5:49 / km)
To the top of Isaacs Ridge.
Saturday Dec 30, 2023 #
Note
(rest day)
We did our first day trip to the coast (Shark Bay at Broulee then Lilli Pilli then Batemans Bay). My sister’s family also came so the ten of us had a great day out!
Friday Dec 29, 2023 #
11 AM
Running 2:01:00 [3] 21.62 km (5:36 / km)
Around the left side of Mt Taylor and Cooleman Ridge, then back along the top of Cooleman Ridge and around the other side of Mt Taylor, with a bit extra on Farrer Ridge to tick over 2hrs.
Thursday Dec 28, 2023 #
Note
Had a lovely afternoon catching up with Tim and Laura and their kids, visiting from the UK! We went to the arboretum and “the flags”.
6 PM
Running 46:30 [3] 8.47 km (5:29 / km)
I ran up Isaacs Ridge, my go-to run whenever I don’t feel like running. It really is a nice ridge.
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023 #
2 PM
Running 1:02:00 [3] 10.72 km (5:47 / km)
Up Isaacs Ridge - the full ridge version. Nearly trod on a large brown snake soon after the trig which perked me up a bit as I was feeling quite sleepy.
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023 #
Note
(rest day)
We did the Granite Tors bushwalk from Orroral. After a picnic lunch up top I did the circuit up there while the others began heading down. Once I’d caught up to them again we got caught in a thunderstorm which was exciting but we all got very wet despite our rain jackets and were glad for some dry clothes in the car.
Monday Dec 25, 2023 #
Note
(rest day)
Sunday Dec 24, 2023 #
11 AM
Running 2:43:23 [3] 20.0 km (8:10 / km)
Up Mt Tennent then back via the firetrail and Bushfolds Flat. I struggled a lot on the climb. Got rained on for the final 15mins.
Saturday Dec 23, 2023 #
3 PM
Running 51:30 [3] 8.95 km (5:45 / km)
A lap of Mt Taylor.
Friday Dec 22, 2023 #
Running 1:16:00 [3] 15.44 km (4:55 / km)
Got an early finish at work so parked at Lennox Gardens and ran around the west basin anticlockwise.
Thursday Dec 21, 2023 #
6 PM
Running 47:30 [3] 8.32 km (5:43 / km)
To the top of Isaacs. Cool but not too cold. Nice!
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023 #
8 PM
Running 41:00 [3] 6.9 km (5:57 / km)
F-I-W-F. It got quite dark. And I was back in a thermal.
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023 #
12 PM
Orienteering 34:18 [4] * 7.55 km (4:33 / km)
25c
Kingston-Barton street-o from April this year, during my lunch break. It was quite hot, like 30 degrees. Good burn-up round familiar territory... I ran past my old flat in Oxley St, my office building had a virtual control right outside, and I ran past my parked car in the burbs. Not too much traffic which was good.
Running warm up/down 14:00 [3] 2.57 km (5:27 / km)
To Kingston shops and back to the RG Casey Building.
Monday Dec 18, 2023 #
Running 52:00 [3] 8.41 km (6:11 / km)
On Red Hill. I really didn’t feel up to this but I forced it out. I truely have a love-hate relationship with running. I hate running, but I love it when it’s over and I feel happy that I’ve done it.
Sunday Dec 17, 2023 #
9 AM
Running 20:00 [3] 3.46 km (5:47 / km)
From near Casuarina Sands towards Kambah Pool and back.
Orienteering race 15:39 [4] 2.57 km (6:05 / km)
Sunday Sprint Series at Greenhills (scout camp near The Cotter). Always fun to run on a new map and the scale of 1:2500 threw in some curve balls. I had a decent race except where I ran from a pivot at c5/8 to c9 instead of 6. I actually think that mistake is excusable and about 7 others did the same based on the splits. That lost me 1.15 according to the split print-out, oops.
Saturday Dec 16, 2023 #
11 AM
Running 2:07:00 [3] 20.28 km (6:16 / km)
Got dropped off near Campbell Park then ran around and over Mt Ainslie, through Campbell Park, over Hackett Hill and Mt Majura then down to Dickson ovals to collect the car that was left there yesterday evening.
Friday Dec 15, 2023 #
5 PM
Running 32:00 [3] 5.44 km (5:53 / km)
On Mt Ainslie after a work Christmas thing and before meeting the kids at Matt’s beer mile in Dickson. I wanted to do a longer run but there wasn’t time, and in any case I felt terrible.
Thursday Dec 14, 2023 #
7 PM
Running 30:00 [3] 5.12 km (5:52 / km)
Swapped another high intensity session for a 40min plod, then dropped it to 30mins mid-run, around Farrer Ridge. Really burnt-out from work, renovations and Christmas-related stress.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023 #
8 PM
Running 50:00 [3] 8.34 km (6:00 / km)
Taking it easy, up Isaacs Ridge. It was a cool atmosphere with lightning and thunder all around and sometimes what seemed like overhead, but luckily I barely got rained on.
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023 #
8 PM
Running 35:00 [3] 7.22 km (4:51 / km)
Dark Farrer/Mawson streets. I was disappointed to develop a sinus infection today as I thought I had got through the cold in just a few days which would have been great.
Monday Dec 11, 2023 #
Note
(rest day)
Sunday Dec 10, 2023 #
9 AM
Orienteering race 15:48 [5] *** 2.88 km (5:29 / km)
26c
Sprint race at Trinity Christian School in Wanniassa. It was fun and went OK considering first sprint in about 6 months. There weren’t any dead-ends or traps so it was nice.
Running warm up/down 10:00 [3] 1.79 km (5:35 / km)
Just a warm-up. No time for a cool-down as I took Florence and Daisy around a few controls before the flags were collected.
6 PM
Running 43:00 [3] 7.46 km (5:46 / km)
Got dropped off on the way back from an afternoon at Weston Park - ran over Oakey Hil and around the side of Mt Taylor. All looked very familiar from the day before.
Saturday Dec 9, 2023 #
10 AM
Running 1:30:00 [3] 15.77 km (5:42 / km)
Back on the training wagon. Did an easy loop of Mt Taylor and Oakey Hill without climbing to the top of either. It was potentially going to reach 38 degrees today so I got this done in the morning, then took Isabelle to a birthday party then Carols by Candlelight.
Friday Dec 8, 2023 #
5 PM
Running 29:00 [3] 5.44 km (5:20 / km)
(sick)
Worked from home as still had some symptoms, but starting to improve. Ran a lap of Farrer Ridge after COB.
Thursday Dec 7, 2023 #
Note
(sick)
Oh dear. My greatest month of training volume-wise since July 2016 has not got off to a good start.
Wednesday Dec 6, 2023 #
Note
(sick)
More sick today but down to one kid at home. Isabelle and I had to skip the end of year school concert.
Tuesday Dec 5, 2023 #
Note
(sick)
Off work to look after two sick kids and also a bit sick myself.
Monday Dec 4, 2023 #
Note
(rest day)
Sunday Dec 3, 2023 #
1 PM
Running 51:30 [3] 8.37 km (6:09 / km)
We spent the morning at Lili Pilli Beach. Later, while the others were at the Botanic Gardens, I ran around Deep Creek Dam on the mt bike trail. It was nice but I felt a little lacklustre. During the night Isabelle’s coughing and wheezing had been so bad that she had been moved to the bed for monitoring, meaning she breathed in my face all night (or Matt’s depending on when she rolled over).
Saturday Dec 2, 2023 #
4 PM
Running 32:00 [3] 6.3 km (5:05 / km)
We headed to the coast this morning and had a good few hours at North Durras on the beach. It was even fairly sunny. As we left it clouded over and I had to do my afternoon run in a thunderstorm from the motel in Batehaven to Batemans Bay and back along a cycle path. The rain stung my face and it was quite unpleasant.
Friday Dec 1, 2023 #
Note
I got a letter today from the Italian Police. Apparently on the 5th of July near Verona I committed a violation of the Italian Highway Code for “occupying a lane dedicated to public transport”. Well. Are there really road rules in Italy?
Actually quite impressed they tracked me down... my letter went via Denmark because for some reason the hire car place thought I was from there, but a hand-scribbled AU on the envelope got it here in just under 5 months.
Actually quite impressed they tracked me down... my letter went via Denmark because for some reason the hire car place thought I was from there, but a hand-scribbled AU on the envelope got it here in just under 5 months.
C • Wow 2
7 PM
Running 28:00 [3] 4.98 km (5:37 / km)
Farrer loop - (the rollercoaster and over the hill). It started to rain near the end. Felt good.