Training Log Archive: Brooner

Foam roller fun in today's strange Pilates torture session, which was much needed - back and calves quite tight.

Event: 27th Sydney Summer Series - Putney
 

NRG Hills - another good solo effort round here, wasn't pushing really hard in the wet but knocked another couple of minutes off the course record (maybe down to road running rather than the verges I usually take), so good to see continued progress over recent weeks.

NRG speed & strength session, pretty steady 7*~600m with exercises (squat jumps, box jumps, push ups, lunges etc) in between.

Best place to be on a super hot day, fun wade and scramble down hat hill canyon, beaut of a lookout over the Grose for lunch at the end, then a big old slog out to finish.

Wasn't feeling particularly enthused (or fresh after a good Friday night beer session) when the alarm went off, but dragged ourselves out to run to Brooklyn from Berowra. Gave Nicole a 30mins head start, and once I was running was feeling ok - caught her halfway up the climb up from Berowra waters.

Wanted to play with effort levels on the climbs today but after hitting the first one quite hard I was pretty tired on the next climb to Cowan, and by the time I was doing a couple of Jerusalem bay reps was absolutely toast, especially in 30°c temps, so the second part of the climb destroyed me. Want to do reps here once a month before NZ as the steep ups & downs seem pretty relevant, but maybe without 18km in the legs and in the heat of the day.

Perked up a bit after a breather atop the ridge, then plowed on for a much needed dip at Brooklyn dam, then onto a good feed at the pub.

Fluid: 2.5l w, 2l electrolyte, half a can of coke & an icy pole. Most for a long while.