Training Log Archive: theway

Mt Tennent for dawn on top with flan. 1:28:40 from trip recorder to top might be a PW but we did stop a bit without pausing watch...). I didn't run all the way up, am guessing the run - walk ratio. I made one major mistake - I went without BREAKFAST! Never do this again! I should know better. No, a banana is not enough. It has to be PORRIDGE preferably made with extra stuff like apple and linseed added.

It was a very black clear night with high crescent moon and bright stars at the start (5:30am). There was frost on the grass and a quiet crackling sound (does frost make a sound?). My headtorch was all charged up so great visibility running up. We stopped occasionally to admire the sky and the smear of dim light gradually appearing on the horizon; first blue, then a bit yellow then orange, yet a long time until the sun actually sparkles above horizon. This happened when I was just below the top. A few trees here and there had leaves that reflected an intense orange light while the rest remained dull green; an amazing sight that I stared at in frank wonder. Then the moment of dawn is so sudden, a very bright orange light suddenly turned on, shining in my eyes.

We ran together chatting then V went ahead a little before the T junction. Saw both the black and the stripy little wallabies on my own and heard 3 lyrebirds in full show-off concert mode right near the track (the last 2 next to fire trail near top). We had the mountain to ourselves until cypress pines on way down - a few groups on the way up.

Legs and feet survived, if anything they feel slightly better. Had a bath when I got home which was pretty nice. Mt Tennent for dawn is pretty much the most rewarding thing I can do in Canberra, so lucky!

I have a friend who has a dream to hike up Bimberi Peak. He has been wanting to for years but never quite found people to go with on the right weekend. So... we had a plan for tomorrow - weather is good! I am excited!

He just cancelled. I don't really mind but now have to find another adventure to replace it. Namadgi is tempting... or just some red hill stair reps as usual?

With Carmen on ridge. Overcast in a very pretty autumnal way. Big rain is coming. Outside of both feet (head of 5th metatarsal) is slightly sore still.

3:36, 3:40, 3:36
A particularly gorgeous day for running with Imo. We did 3 hills from gate on bike path up single track to top of Oconnor Ridge (started from tall wattle) with me leading first, Imo leading second and a 'race' for the third (Imo won of course). We didn't feel like doing the 3rd, talked ourselves into it then felt marvelous afterwards. Good day to push a bit harder. My breath rate for the 3 ints: 4 steps/breath, 5 steps, 4 steps then 3+ for last part as we raced.

Parked at north end of dryandra to avoid professional dog walkers and had a very easy warm up and drills via the pond. Stopped to watch a big flock of Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos cavorting in low trees right by our track. i can't remember ever seeing them on Ridge before. After the 3 hills, felt so good running back to car for last 5 minutes. Great run and great workout, body is behaving better and better with only slightest niggle on outside of R foot (?head of 5th metatarsal, as in proximal end (is that head?))

the warm up, cool down and jogging down hills.

and a bit of walking, esp in warm up

Cycling to yoga (15:40 on the good bike), then easy cycling home again

Got there early to do some warming up exercises - adds benefit to the rest of the class. The group Oms are a challenge as the rest of the class seems to use it as a Pitch Drop Experiment (a less famous version than the longest lab experiment in history)

local headtorch run up and around southwell park ovals twice. Saw some runners who could have been bilbys. Wore my comfortable dragons. Felt a bit achy after the yoga - sacrum, glutes, feet and ankles.

dynamic ex's focusing on glutes, hips, back and stuff