Training Log Archive: Nieuwy

I finished work early today, so i decided to go for a long run, as i havent done one for a while and was sort of expecting to do longer last night. It was hot (around 34C), but i put on my skins ice top to help a bit, and it did. Took water with me too. Got to the top carpark and a koala was sleeping in the fork of the big tree just off the ground, so i gave it a pat and it didnt wake up. Went up to deep view, then up to Moores rd from there and kept going until Colonial drive. I was almost out of water at this point already, so i filled up from a tap on a shed just off the road. From here my plan was to keep going up, but it was hot and the balls of my feet were hurting, so decide to go down Colonial drive. Went back into the park and down to third falls, then at the bridge that isnt there anymore i saw the walkers that i saw at deep view (they hadnt gone very far). Back down the normal way from third falls. My feet were hurting quite a lot at this point (they felt very hot), so i wasnt going very fast. The koala was still in the same spot when i went past again, and there was a council worker there looking at it, so i had a chat to him for a bit, and he pointed out the 2 Tawny Frogmouths in the same tree (he didnt know what they were called). Really slow back home from here. When i got home i wrang out all my clothes and quite a lot of sweat came out (even jocks)! Then i sat outside and put my feet in a bucket of ice water, it felt so good!

Did scatter O, it was a great course, lots of route choice. Took a while to work out which 3 i was going to leave out, and possibly made the wrong decision! Felt really sluggish after my run earlier, and didnt really try to run that fast. Actually didnt feel that bad after, except for being really tired.