Training Log Archive: slow-twitch

Among the beech trees (and gorse) at Maidstone Park, a place I'd all but forgotten about until I passed a sign pointing to it the other day. It was harder work than I'd hoped for, so I've decided no more running for me this year.

Knees had not been complaining about the walks up and down hills so I finally convinced myself I couldn't spend this much time around the old home town and not get some hill running in. Didn't expect to stay out for quite so long though (thought an hour would be doing pretty well), but I think that was a nice surprise rather than biting off more than I could chew. From one of the Alex Road carparks on Mt Vic, on and off the southern walkway as far as Mt Albert, through the golf course and Berhampore to flank Mt Cook (not really getting back in to the town belt as much as I'd hoped as was getting aware it was turning into a significantly longer run than what I'd made other plans around), cutting through the Massey/WHS campus to finally head back UP to the car. (I don't recall seeing any embargos relating to the W6 races...) Anything level to rolling felt good, but I walked far too many uphills, and far too many downhills turned out to be sealed or concrete. But the knees feel surprisingly ok today and my calf only started pinging a little bit on the final climb up through Mt Vic.

C • Good 1

Another walk up and down a hill - this time Mt Kaukau from the Simla entrance, with some nice company (and the nice company's parents). Really have no idea how long it was other than far less time than expected and that was with a fair bit of mooching around at the top. So we'll call it an hour though I think overall it was a bit more.