Training Log Archive: Craig

Event: FootO 8 - Frazzle Rock
 

Didn't want to go out and back along the beach again so went for a loop around the Busselton bypass to Fairway Drive instead. Walked outside into a very light mist and immediately thought I should have had some nipple protection but our apartment is on the second floor and I couldn't be bothered going back upstairs. Started out easy but soon after getting onto the bypass path the mist turned into steady rain and I started to ramp up the pace, pretty quickly getting to around FCP. The rain eased after about 20 minutes and then stopped 15 minutes later but once I start to up the pace there is no going back so it turned into more of a build run than a long slow run. Felt as though I was tiring a bit in the last couple of km but the whole second half was faster than my first tempo effort yesterday and I was still getting faster at the end. Starting to feel the nipples a little in the last 10 minutes but not too bad, no blood.

Another hit with Liam. Court was surprisingly well sheltered from the wind. Liam aced me with a second serve. It will make a huge difference when he gets confident enough to hit that serve in matches.

2x10min tempo with 5min jog recovery along the coast at Busselton. Calves even more sore after playing squash last night but felt a lot better by the end than they did at the start. Didn't worry about the pace at all today, just ran what felt right. I think the second effort was a lot faster than the first.

With Amy and Liam.

Little hit with Liam after dinner. Trying not to run much.

Easy run through UWA and around the river until it got light and then around KP. Calves still a bit sore from Tuesday and Wednesday.

Squash with Liam, mostly just hitting but played one match which I won 11-6 11-5 12-10. He isn't any better at accepting losing at squash than he is at tennis.

Pump with CC.

Didn't fancy doing intervals around a cold wet oval in the dark by myself so I decided to join the Rosalie group instead and push the pace a bit. Took it easy down to UWA where I was feeling quite good so I moved to the front and started to get things rolling. Lifted the effort a bit going back into KP and nobody came with me to start with but after a while I could hear John behind me and see his light. I kept expecting him to catch me on the hills so I was trying to prepare to go with him as he came past but he never quite got up next to me and I dropped him a bit on the last hill to the war memorial.
Nobody seemed to want to go fast after the restart and I still felt like pushing it a bit so it was a solo run back down the hill. Calves a bit tight but otherwise feeling good.

Stayed on the concrete paths most of the way because I felt like it, I guess it was a subconscious effort to get the distance up without extending the time too as I was late starting (6:50). Probably ran harder than I should have with intervals planned for tomorrow but it felt good. Got a sort of spiralling electrical pain around my left ankle at one point which actually felt kind of good. Sort of felt like something releasing around the sural nerve.