Training Log Archive: Vaala

Cruising round Bottle Lake and out to Spencer Park with Michael running after me (I feel a bit bad 'cause he took a different, shorter track at one point and I thought we were going to meet up at Spencer Park but he thought we were meeting a little further down so he ran round in circles looking for me and I rode round in circles at the park trying to find him!). There are some cool tracks in the middle somewhere.

Out on the hills around Gebbies Pass with Michael and Clare. We climbed some rocks and explored stuff. It was fun.

At the Roxx with Michael. Started off badly but got better. But my grip strength (and general strength) just feels gone so I thought I better start fixing that by climbing one of the long overhangs that go on forever. Got almost to the end of the overhang before I had to stop (and I only really had to stop because it got tricky there too). I was quite chuffed! But then I could barely climb anything after that...work needs to be done!

Feeling like jelly by the end!

Wednesday night run from SOT with Tane, Andy and Michael...although Andy and Michael abandoned us after about half an hour. Luckily Tane was feeling up to going a bit further so I had some company. Then I left him at SOT and ran the rest of the way home. Awesome evening. Summer is going to be amazing.

The usual but had a scout around at the top of Holliss Ave to see if there was another way through and the same from the bottom of Longhurst (I always think of it as Longhaul). Nope, not without cutting through an empty section and then maybe up someone's driveway. Feeling so good to be outside in the sunshine. Super fast walking the uphills and jogging the flats and downs (except the super steep ones at the end).

Home from work. Sunny and actually quite hot! Decided to take a different route from normal and go up the hill rather than along the river to get home. Had a rather fast pace for the first 6km or so to the river but felt really ill by the time I hit the stairs. Not exactly unexpected considering "things" but a little frustrating 'cause I was going so well! Pretty awesome though. Today I learnt that Lord Byron had a pet bear at university because he was told he couldn't have a pet dog. Well, I learnt a few other things but I forgot all of them except that!