Training Log Archive: TheInvisibleLog

Alum Cliffs track. A superb track along the sea cliff top between Kingston and Taroona. An all round general classification run. An easy 3 k jog down hill from Ilka's house to the beach. Then a tough steep climb up to the cliff top. 3 k along the ups and downs of the track. Turned around and reversed the route, with fair bit more speed. Then a gradual warm down uphill back to Kingston burbs.

Not training, but the heart rate got up on a couple of occasions. Once was the climb up to the start of the Tahune air walk. Yes... Tarhune Forest Reserve in Tassie. Notable for the air walk (much the same and much as expensive as the Otway Fly), the sign pointing to the Huon Plains wlaking track.... with the indication 6 days duration, the fast flowing wide river (a novelty for a mainlander) and the swing bridge crossings of the Huon and Picton rivers. The latter were the site of the second raised heart rate when Ilka started jumping on the bridge to create standing waves. Good to see here having fun. I think she wuld have had more fun though if I had fallen in.

An evening jog around Kingston.

The aim was to break 19 minutes. Almost. Broke a record on the HR monitor though. Missed the planned tempo session the last two Thursdays due to injury and work. Most surpised to be dropping 30 seconds off the past time.

Left Horsham in time to get a short run at Kooyoora before the dark closed in. Two ascents from lower car park to the lookout via the steps. I don't know how I deluded myself that I could do running intervals here. It was at least half walking. I think I might have managed a third if the light had held. But the thought of a torchless descent in the dark didn't enthuse me with nobody else in the park.

Not the program run. Arrived back from Ballarat in the twilight. So went for a less ambitious run. At least I got back from Ballarat. The original plan was to spend the night in Horsham.