Training Log Archive: blairtrewin

Run from near work to suit plans for later in the day. There was a strong meteorological system making its way across Melbourne overnight. I thought it might be hard work on waking up to find a dewpoint starting with a 2, but the main front went through just before I started; the rain was not as heavy as I thought it might have been either.

This went southwards through St. Kilda to the Elwood canal, my options for routes without too many road crossing limited by the closure of Albert Park due to the Grand Prix. Had that not been a factor I probably wouldn't have chosen to come back along the waterfront, with a headwind at an angle of 45 degrees or so which felt every bit of its 35 knots, but in fact that section was the high point of this run with plenty of strength on display (after having taken the first half-hour or so to get going). It was a bit annoying that the wind dropped out just as I was turning around for it to become a tailwind, but as is sometimes the chance in challenging wet/windy conditions, I didn't feel as if I was tiring in the least. Pretty reasonable effort on the whole.

I did enough early-morning runs into St. Kilda (seedier then than it is now) when living in Albert Park in the mid-1990s to see some interesting sights; this morning's was someone walking (slightly unsteadily) in a bright green suit covered with shamrocks. I expect he was grateful that St. Patricks Day is followed by World Sleep Day. (It was also the National Day of Action Against Bullying, but someone forgot to tell George Christensen).