Training Log Archive: slow-twitch

40-60 mins

Hour plus

So the wonderful training schedule lasted one day. Woke to find the recurred calf strain had not magically gone away. At various times during the day reduced to mere tightness, making things very tempting. But staying in a house with lots of stairs served to remind me often enough that going for a run would probably convert mild discomfort to sheer agony. Very frustrating when staying in pretty much the ideal spot in Wellington to base a long run from. Will see how things respond to a couple of days of heat pad treatment.

Light run, mod duration

1st session on the list successfully ticked off! Feeling very heavy in the legs after a night of Minuit-induced dancing followed by little sleep but survived. In Palmy, out to the riverbank via the public golf course, tried to go upstream but found that all closed off for flood protection work so battled through the headwind down to the private golf course, then back again. Calf started hurting after 30 mins, for now I'm going to try to believe it is merely allergic to running in PN.

Realised just in time that it's still worthwhile getting back on program for nationals. Do need a bit more self discipline though... With another trip to Palmy (with bonus Welly thrown in this time too) coming up, this weekend is the crunch test!

Tonight's session was just a remember-how-to-put-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other session. A little bit stop start and definitely not great on the steepest bits but otherwise not as ugly as I was expecting. Ankle started feeling a bit tweaky too....

Have programmed in what I need to do before nationals. Now just have to actually do the sessions as they pop up. Yay for attackpoint, making us do stuff!

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Honestly can't remember if I did this on monday as well. Think it was another victim of the weekend's festivities