Training Log Archive: Craney

Flew back from Tassie.

Couldn't have run if I'd wanted to, but went out fishing off the Tasman Peninsula with Gracie and her Dad in their boat. Morning was a bit disappointing (no massive tunas which Bert had promised me) but more great views and saw loads of seals. Afternoon we caught loads of flatheads. Although I caught more than Gracie, she had an annoying knack of catching bigger ones than me. Then we ate them.

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Ran the Freycinet Peninsula loop with Gracie. Up over the Hazards, along Wineglass Bay, over Mt Graham, down to Cooks Beach and back along the coast. Absolutely stunning views: one of the top 10 beaches in the world, huge granite outcrops, lots of wild forest and no people, roads or buildings. And we saw a snake! We were actually out for over 5hrs, but a run like that involves taking lots of photos and having lots of rests and eating crisps and chocolate. Hip thing a bit crap at the end.

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Today we woke up in the afternoon, had a coffee and some pies and cakes, drove to Coles Bay, had a pub dinner, watched TV and went to bed. Don't think we could've managed much more feeling like we did.

Pittwater dunes. I've run on some pretty sexy sanddune areas in my time, and this was up with the best of them. Ryan planned me, Louis and Gracie a loop course. Pretty hard without flags and didn't make any mistakes but lost confidence a few times. Hip/groin thing not good.

Out through endless dunes to get to the bit of map we were training on. Back along the beach.

Ran from Gracie's house in North Hobart (by the sea) to the summit of Mt Wellington (over 1200m) almost all on small mountain paths in nice forest. Amazing place this. Views were fantastic until I hit the cloud, then it got very cold. Gracie had been for a run on the mountain and taken the car so was there to meet me at the top and drive me back down. Would've ran in my other trainers but they had lots of leaches in them. Getting a sore hip/groiny thing.

Gracie took me on a 4.5hr bush walk in the South West National Park of Tassie. Went up Schnell's Ridge. Beautiful place - bit like Scotland but heaps better. It got pretty cold on the top - Gracie's mood is directly proportional to temperature I've discovered. Then she got a leach on her face which was pretty gross.