Running long 1:45:00 [5] 17.5 km (6:00 / km) +570m 5:10 / km
shoes: Adidas Supernova Control 9
Joined the Cockatoos' usual Sunday long run with Fat Rat, Hoggster, Lazy Dave, Mace, and GrantM. I felt terrible at the beginning and going up Mt Majura, where I got dropped by Hoggster and Ben, was thinking how much fitter I was in April when I last did this run.
I felt okay after that though still dropping off the back on most hills but then surprised myself by keeping up all the way up Mt Ainslie. In April I couldn't keep up with Geoff Stacey and walked some of the way so this was a pleasant surprise (though I wasn't appreciating it much at the time!).
Just like in April, though, the run back to the car from the bottom of Ainslie was the killer, I was suffering, much to Ben's and Hoggsters' enjoyment. Not too bad on the flat and downhill but I had nothing left for the hills.
Left achilles pretty sore afterwards, so I'll have to be nice to it for a few days.
Gus's for a pretty tasty machiatto and some very sugary and buttery cinnamon toast afterwards. Good tip from Hoggster on that one.