Training Log Archive: GraceE

Dear Diary,
Today my back wasn't any better but luckily we had a pretty cruisy day planned. We headed south and first up stopped at Tabourie Point for a lie on the sand (Matt swam). Next up we drove further south to Pretty Beach just past Kioloa. It was indeed very pretty and almost empty of people (helped by the $7 parking fee). In between feeling sorry for myself I would look up and watch the whales frolicking out at sea. My first ever whale sighting!! The weather was great too - 30 degrees or so. Later, we headed to Batemans Bay for fish & chips, then back to Canberra.

Dear Diary,
Today we set off on our planned weekend away, even though my back was extremely painful and waves of pain were flowing down through my butt and legs. I didn't want to stay in bed all weekend!
We drove to Wog Wog campground on the west side of the Budawang NP (stopping off at Queanbo AND Braidwood for coffees). We then went for a ~5hr out-and-back walk towards Corang Peak. It was very beautiful bush, but a very painful walk (though just as painful to sit down).
Then we drove to Mollymook where we were staying, later eating out at an Italian place in Ulladulla.

So on today's run I flared my back injury up again. It happened just as I was running up the last of the hills along the Red Hill ridge-line. I was surging up it as I felt my glutes needed some extra strengthening, not crazy sprinting but more like 3rd gear as opposed to the usual 1st. All of a sudden - clunk - something went in my back, I didn't even mis-tread or twist my landing. So then I had to hobble back to the car. And that was my reward for running when I really didn't feel like it. Moral of the story is to stay at home and be a lazy bum next time!

Matt showed me around Mugga and Callum Brae, starting and finishing at the Red Hill carpark. My first time through the tunnel under Hindmarsh!

Might stretch a bit instead - try and fix this sore leg of mine!

Just a short one on Red Hill with Matt.

Street-o #1 at Curtin. It felt quite long - there were no obvious 2 to miss out so I toured the full map. Sunny but really cold! And leg was still sore.