Training Log Archive: markg

Hilly run from Anna's with the lady herself, James and, getting his annual group run in on a ridiculously humid morning, Ian. The pace was slow early which was fine as I had a sore groin after Thursday's run and I wasn't sure whether it would be alright. It turned out to be okay, I could feel it on the hills but I suspect it's better for the run. James and I kept running off the front and after the lookout stopped waiting for the other two and tried to make it hard by surging up all the hills. I was starting to feel pretty tired by the end.

There was a spectacular view from the summit with a layer of cloud cloaking the entire city bar the two tallest towers in the CBD. By the time we'd descended the cloud had evaporated (hmmm, is that possible?) and it was starting to get pretty hot and uncomfortable.

3 x (3 x 660) with ~50s between reps and 2 and 4 minutes between sets. Started a bit slower than last time to ensure I got through this longer session. Wasn't feeling that spritely or fast (pace varied from 3:20 - 3:30) but got through ok.

PTE 3.8

Looking at other people's logs of the Rowdy Flat event it's clear that I didn't adapt my technique sufficiently for the terrain. The key thing being I wasn't reading the map properly. I need to work out, on the run, when I need to slow down and take more time to read the map.

The additional lesson from the weekend, this time from Kangaroo Crossing, is I need to build confidence in running through more vague areas. I completely ruined my long leg route choice, ie, going straight, by losing confidence that I could pull it off and going far wider left than needed.