Training Log Archive: Craig

Got sicker throughout the day yesterday and much worse overnight. Made it pretty easy to decide to end my streak of consecutive days running at 59. Still the longest I've done since 2008.

Had to pick Liam up from school at lunchtime because he had been throwing up everywhere.

C • Did Liam share Tash's lunch? 2

Easy run around KP in the dark. Thought about just running around the river in the lights but decided I would take the headlamp anyway. When I got out to the ovals it seemed a bit windy so I decided to stay in KP to get some shelter from the trees but stay on the hard surfaces so it was a bit more relaxing in the poor light. Feel as though I'm developing a cold. So far it is really just a bit of a runny nose and I don't feel restricted at all running but I don't feel I should push too hard at the moment.

Did the 5/8 surge course again except I got the wrong track at the start. Used the energizer headlamp this time which has a nicer beam pattern but isn't as bright as the varta so I couldn't see very far. It wasn't quite bright enough for comfort, maybe because the batteries were well used on Saturday night. Definitely felt like slower going running in the dark, hitting a lot more soft patches on the sand tracks and just a bit uncertain of my footing in other places. I didn't want to push it too hard today anyway since I feel I'm getting a bit of a cold so I didn't really do the surges and did more of a continuous relaxed tempo. Much slower than last week but that was to be expected.

Easy run around KP. A little tired in the back of the legs but generally felt quite good just cruising around nice and easy.

Recovery jog around KP. Decided I needed a proper recovery after a tough weekend so kept it very slow and a bit shorter than normal. Didn't actually feel too bad and was a little tempted to go further but it would have taken too long at the pace I was going. I did add a little at the end running around the South edge of the burnt area because the track 300m North of the burnt area was still closed for public safety.