Training Log Archive: Craney

Foxlow Flats - ran Gracie's course from the 2007 ACT Long Champs. Having run nearby in the recent rogaine with Gracie, I thought this would be quite nice terrain, and I wasn't disappointed. Vegetation had grown up a bit in some of the creeks and some of it was very vague, which made it quite hard to be sure of myself without flags. It was awesome terrain though - there's just so much of it here it's crazy compared to what I used to. My nav was quite scrappy and my legs felt really tired, but it was good to get out for a solid run in some fun terrain.

A fair jog from where I was parked to the nearest bit of the course and back.

Woohoo Parkrun's come to Canberra! I thought 9am was pretty early to do 5kms in the UK, but they've Australianised it here and made it 8am. Nice course following the edge of Lake Ginninderra for a bit and only the first and last bit being out and back. Got into the lead quite early on and it soon became a time trial against my future self running this course so I thought I'd give myself something to be happy about in the future and didn't go too hard. Plus my body wasn't quite awake and up for much more. Not especially well marshalled - I was a bit unsure a few times, and the bloke behind me went the wrong way and got in a massive, very amusing, strop at the finish. Plus it appears to have been 140-150m too long. Time was going to be slow in any case, but this made it really slow. Anyway, nice to win the first parkrun here. Matt Ellis can't take that away from me.

C • Ellis downunder 1

Minimal

Cruise round Parkes, Yarralumla and Forrest. Why no streetlights Canberra, why?

Rushed HFW and managed to get out for a run at 5.30pm so was able to run in the dim dusk off roads up Davo for about 25mins, then it really was dark so wiggled home on the roads through Hughes, Deakin and Forrest. Pretty nippy tonight. Felt much better running than I have for a while.

C • monday 1

C • Familiar ground 1

ANZAC Day public holiday - well timed, I needed a day off. Gracie dropped me in Ainslie and I ran home over Mt Ainslie and Mr Pleasant. Felt a bit pants.

Night time run with Gracie around Giffith, Narrabudah, Red Hill and Forrest.

Happy St George's Day!

Had my exam this afternoon so sat around all morning going crazy trying not to use my brain so went for a gentle jog up Davidson trig which was lovely.