Training Log Archive: blairtrewin

This was a day to sort out the hard men (and women) from the rest. Got out at 6.45, a little later than I'd planned. Conditions weren't quite as bad as I'd feared - the smoke haze meant that the cool surface layer along the Yarra Flats took longer to break down than it usually would on a day like this, and I got an hour in the bank before it started to warm significantly - but it was still over 30 degrees by the end.

A pretty solid run on the whole, particularly given the conditions. Decided to stay reasonably close to the river (partly to take advantage of the cool conditions early), starting with a loop up through Westerfolds and then back past Hays Paddock to the Chandler. Tap locations were significant landmarks today. Didn't really tire until the last 15 minutes - the last section, without a lot of shade and with the long steady climb past the Repat Hospital, was pretty hard going. A few calf twinges on the steeper climbs from 90 minutes onwards but not as bad as Thursday. A day I'm pleased to have got through, which was as much about training that part of the body above the shoulders; I'll appreciate having done this if we get a 35-degree day at Easter.

Update on the race to 100,000 - my career running total went through 99,000 km today, and the car still hasn't got to 98. Will be touch and go.

Plenty of opportunities for fluid replacement for the rest of the day - two Christmas parties and my cousin's 21st.

Just as well I didn't sleep in - it rose from 30 to 38 degrees in 45 minutes after I finished the run (and ended up peaking at 42).