Training Log Archive: markg

Back into the garden today. Finished hacking up the final part of the cactus. The damn thing was heavy, I reckon 30-odd kilos. Still some other nasty cacti - big yellow and green ones with stinging goo inside - but otherwise the garden is looking pretty good now, most of the crap has been pulled out and it's ready for a load of soil and re-planting. Long run tomorrow.

Skipped the long run again this week in favour of another solid day of gardening. Nearly finished hacking out the nasty, green cacti but was buggered by the time I'd made it to the central one so left it for tomorrow. My upper body isn't used to this type of workout.

To work for the first time in a while. I would have preferred to run but the schedule didn't allow. Still, it was a nice morning for a ride and cruised most of the way so it was an enjoyable ride. Hopefully I won't be too tired for the long run tomorrow.

Ride home. Starting to feel sore in my glutes from the squats. Got passed by a few speedy guys on flash bikes who then rode as a bunch, so I made an effort up the hill past Anzac Park to get on and then rode on their wheel for a while. Good fun.

Did usual squats. Couldn't remember how many I was doing last time (had trouble just remembering how many I'd already done tonight) so did 3 x 3 x 10 on each leg. Didn't go very deep for the first 2 sets but tried for a little further on the last. Tired glutes afterwards.

The start of these runs to work is nasty ... up to the top of Chapel Hill Rd, then down before another run to the top of Anzac Park (or whatever that little bit of bushland along the freeway is called). I was a bit slower today in the first half, largely due to a toilet stop, but picked it up a little a long the river and got a couple of minutes back. Thinking about adding the last bit up the hill to KG for the next one if I can start running early enough.