Training Log Archive: markg

Final big long run before Aus champs. Started early and a loop over Coot-tha via Honeyeater before heading down Frosty's and through Anzac Park to meet up with Anna, Wendy, Lance (happily uninjured for once!) and Richard near the start of their run at Anna's. From there we ran up toilet block and round the road to the summit and then splitting up. Anna and I went down Honeyeater and across that track above Chapel Hill until I turned for home. It was good to get in a longer and hillier than normal long run, I'm definitely going to benefit come Aus long champs.

I'm going to get in trouble from Anna for calling this intensity 1. HR-wise that's what it was (median HR) but that certainly doesn't reflect the muscular effort. Perhaps Anna's method of picking a number that matches how stuffed she feels at the end would be better!

Work to school.

Run home from work. Took it a little bit easy. Felt good after yesterday's massage but still some tightness in hammy and hip.

PTE 3.9

A variation of the pick up run. Did nearly 13min sub-4 and felt alright. Massage at No More Knots afterwards was great but the therapist ran out of time to get into some of the worst bits.

Work to school pick-up. Felt good except for left hip and hammy, just cruised along at 4min/km along the river. Left hip, psoas or something nearby, was getting pretty sore by the end. I've booked a massage for tomorrow afternoon which should help to sort it out.