Training Log Archive: Clara

Took Clare B on a social and ecological tour of the Broadmeadows Valley Park and Westmeadows. I was pretty excited to see some of the work done at one of my old council sites along the path.

Train to Roxburgh Park, then rolled back down the creek to Flemington. Mostly a nice day except for a freezing cold shower of horizontal rain just before the Ring Road. Nice to catch up with Clare, get out on the bike and take some cake breaks.

Need to find a shortened version of these. Only did about 2/3.

Parkrun Albert Park.

Better timed run than last time with more even pace, even with no Clare B to keep me honest. Happy with another PB. I reckon I can go quicker.

There was a very very small child 8 seconds behind me - only got past her in the last km!

I had 20:47 on my watch, but I'll take off the two seconds on account of the wind.

C • Nice PB ;) 4

Warm up and down. Calves were a bit tight afterwards.

Was struggling on the bike on the way home so stopped off for hot jam doughnuts at Queen Vic Market. Surely the complete recovery food.

Studley Park with Ilka. Lovely run with Ilka, and she even introduced me to a section of river single track I'd never run on before. My legs weren't feeling too spritely after physio today.

Recovery run. Easy zig zag to Moreland/Nicholson, then back up the creek. Almost bailed on the creek option as I could hardly see where I was going in a combination of headtorch and rain. Legs were pretty wrecked after 25mins when I left the creek. A bit stiff after Tuesday's training.

Core, glutes and calves.

Longer warm up, drills, strides, warm down.

Coburg aths. Dick Telford fartlek.
4' x 1
3' x 2
2' x 3
1' x 4
with 60 sec recovery after each.

Thought it sounded like a pretty tough session at the start, but hardened up and went fairly hard (except maybe in the first 4 mins). Put in a good honest effort. Legs a little sore running on the track.

Physio at lunchtime. Too tired to do exercises at night.