Training Log Archive: AC

Run around the forest near Wandi. Bit broken up by stopping to help the kids clear the single track and then finished up with Hamish cycling with me.

Wandi

Drove to Wandi.

Easy run around majura. Strained right calf muscle - odd as it ios the first such injury. sign of age. will rest and should be right by next weekend.

In Canberra to see the boys. Fantastic! Cold and wet weather. Cold finished.

Flying to Oz

Last day at work and fly to Oz in evening

Getting a bit better. Need to improve before flying out Thursday

Cold not getting any better

Stinking cold and sore throat. Work too busy so can't take that precious day off to help recovery.

Regionale 1. Orry la Ville. Felt okay-ish, made a few errors, including going from 10-12 and then having to the 12-11-12 circuit. Lost around 4 mins doing that. Came down with a cold afterwards which willexplain the lack of zip in the legs after a week's break from training.

And again. So much for a balanced approach to work and play!

No chance to day due to bloody work

Too busy at work. Working til late at night - very tired.

IDF Club Relays. Good race in a lovely complex Fontainebleau forest near Buthiers. had a good run with no major errors - one small wobble near the end. ran well and legs felt okay after yesterday's London race. Team came 4th.

City of London race. Second time I have done this race and had an absolute blast again. Really excellent map and courses and organisation. And the weather was great to boot! I was much better prepared this year and have the tricky area around teh Barbican figured out although they threw in some good twists this year and some of teh optimal route choices were on teh ground level through there. I didn't recognise this early enough and took some of teh high ruotes to a couple fo controls when the low route was faster. Still, I made no major errors, took a couple of poor route choices, and only missed one control when Iooked behind the wrong rock wall (30 secs). Felt quite strong through the run until about the last km when I started to struggle quite a bit and basically jogged it home. Very pleased with run afterwards and came 11th. Winner did 48.35, a good 7 mins ahead of me. But in terms of relative ranking, I was only 3 mins behind Martin Ward and Cavin Clegg who were 1 and 2 last year, 6 mins in front. So getting closer!

I did make a few errors in route choice and map reading. These cost me about 3.30 all up, mostly 20 secs but with two route choices (to #2 and #26) costing around 45-60 secs each. The tricky Barbican leg (#18) prob cost around 20 secs by going up and over rather staying on the ground. Still, didn't see that choice until after the event! The slowdown at the end also cost 1.30 - 2 mins all up. I could have run maybe 50-51. Can't see myself doing 48 unless i get a lot fitter and faster! Will be back for next year.

Warm-up jog.

C • Sounds like fun 2

Travel to London in pm

Lunch with the SG!

Good solid run around the Bois. Trying to find a few new routes as have been basically running the same circuit for the last 8 years, with minor variations. Time to change it up a bit I think!

Ran with the London City map in prep for the weekend. Should be fun.

Well, wouldn't really call them intervals in the true sense of the word. More like a series of sustained efforts (4 x 3 mins) followed by a struggle to get back to the office. Unexpectedly hot day and legs felt quite tight and stiff. Bit had a go and seemed to do okay. Then really struggled over the last couple of km home.

Easy cycle around Longchamp. Perfect day for it.

Long run out to Parc de St Cloud, through Boulogne Billancourt. Took it easy, just trying to get some miles into my legs. THis is the start of my next goal - half marathon under 1h40 and a go at the NY Marathon in 2010, with a mountain marathon in north Scotland in June thrwon in for good measure. Run was okay, felt a few twinges and aches and pains but got through it okay.

C • Nice goals 3

Meant to get out for a ride, but just didn't happen between shopping for F's clothes and shoes, work and dinner outing.

Taking a day off after two exhausting (!) days training :-)

Very easy jog with a colleague from work. Nice to run with company for a change.

First run since the French Champs. Tough run. Everything hurt, including pride. Shuffled around and wondered what the hell I am bothering for. Disappointment from the French Champs debacle will take some time to fade.

C • Why bother... 2

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