Training Log Archive: shanel

Wasn't feeling too good during the night so didn't bother with another group ride attempt, will hopefully feel better for riding to work tomorrow.

More walk/jogging around the oval with Ryan, he even made me run at the end of the 2nd lap when he got up to 4:30min/k pace.

Once again the legs were pretty dead to start with and pushing into the wind and up the hill was the usual grind.

Bit better once the legs warmed up and started considering the full 100km all the way down Kingsbury Dve to SW Hwy and back up. Decided if I could get to the bottom of the hill in 2hrs I'd do it.

Fortunately I was a bit slow and had to turn just before the decent. Stopped at the dam to refill water bottles and eat a horrible old energy bar.

Got back down the hill and had made up some time with the decent and more favourable wind, so looked like I might be able to crack 100km in 4 hrs so added in a bit of a Byford crit circuit to make up the distance, but didn't quite get it in under 4hrs.

Back in time for a cold shower and lunch before walking back to school to get the kids and having to jog back, then had to have a swimm to try to cool off and then the kids later deciding the wanted to ride their bikes to the playground the other side of school, so I pootled along on my MTB without bothering to wear my bike shoes.

C • ! 6

Early run before the kids got dropped off, so that I could go paddling after getting them to school.

Thought it'd be dark when I started so wore my headlamp but I was a bit slow getting started so didn't actually turn it on and eventually stuck it in the side pocket of my pack with a left over sandwich from the rogaine.

Stayed on the flats to make sure I got back on time and get a few extra minutes in running past my house a couple of times until the kids got dropped off.

Met Wendy at AKC and we dragged someones not too fast K2 down from way up the top of the racks and went for a paddle. Pretty hot on the way out, bit of a cool breeze to paddle back in to.