Training Log Archive: Anvil

smt. The (planned) week of Smythy runs continue - this is a smythy long run.
Very heavy, unresponsive legs after last nights ride, there was about 3 times where I contemplated turning back, but gave myself a talking to each time and sucked it up. Fortunately the pace was pretty sedate so it was easy to catch up the couple of times I drifted off the pack.
Perfect temps in the Deeve this morning, really noticed the difference when we popped out into the sun at the Trail Centre. Those fools who run the Rail Trail don't know what they're missing.

Vegemite on toast run with N

Sweet ride with Duaner up to Christie, played on the new MTB single trails for a bit, then back home. Demolished a burrito at the end.
Beautiful evening for it. Legs tired now.

Hamilton ARK finished it's Spring season up tonight. Big thanks to the AP community that volunteer: turbo, Dr. PBV, backwoods and Hammer on Wednesdays, baloney and Etoile. They are but a small fraction of the ARK volunteer base.
What was great about both nights, while I swanned around soaking up the admiration, thanks, chocolate and cookies from the kids and parents, my crew packed up the components of the nights race without me having to ask. Flags, ribbons, agility equipment etc and they would have packed it into my car if I'd left it unlocked! They're great people and I'm lucky to work with them.

What whaat! Back on the TNT horse.
So good to be running with the posse again. Coach turbo had a brutal session 12mins, 8, 4 and 2 with 4,3,2,1 recover. Just loops round Churchill, but hey, who care when you're in a group.
I could only manage the first two reps before ARK had to take over, but it was so good to run fast again. Can't wait for the next one (hopefully, I may still be filming my Canadian TV debut at that time next Tuesday)

Organised Patrick is organised.
Look at this, a rare afternoon run not just tacked on before or after ARK. Granted, this loop is a little shorter than I remember (was expecting to do 50), but no big deal. Good to get out on a sweet arvo.

The seasons final ARK in KW was a lot of fun. 35 new kids tried it out (friend of the initial 40 who signed up) and we already have registrations for next season! Tiny set a cool course that took in the 'greatest hits' from this season. Will be stealing those signs for the rest of the final sessions this week.
Big thanks to Tiny, FunRun, Nick, Mick, Val, Giles & Blair from Stars for super support. Definitely the easiest night for me of the four that ARK now runs.

C • how big is ARK now? 8

Waterfront loop after ARK.
Mixed bag, feeling chipper in the beginning and decided to up the pace in the 2nd half.. till the body had a minor revolt and I had a hunt down some amenities. Tough to do at 10:30pm.

Needed to shake the legs out somehow, so headed for the shelter of Spencer Gorge for a loop in there.
Feeling a little off early, so opted do to a shorter loop than planned. Got to the base of Spencer Falls to be informed the HCA has closed the stairs to get to the top, on the grounds that they are too dangerous for the public to use. (Was told this by a hiker at the base of the falls, who was not a fan of the HCA).
Anyway, I have a poke around and notice that the fencing they put up doesn't actually block the stairs, looks more like they've been put up to protect the stairs from rockfall. There's also no signs at the bottom about a closure, so I make my way up - only to be greeted at the top by more fencing and a grumpy group of people on the other side pissed that they can't get down!
After a bit of a discussion, I hop the fence (easy from my side, tough from theirs) and finish the loop off.
Unfortunately as I ran the trail along the edge of the escarpment, I saw three groups of people attempting to scale the cliffs to make their own way down to the falls where it wasn't fenced off. Even if the stairs are dangerous, I'd wager the way people are getting down now is much worse.