Training Log Archive: nic.

So so so happy, first bush course and i completed it all with no problems with my leg. I ran up the hills too! :D
Made mistakes on number one and nine. One was because i just didn't go far enough, and then on number nine i was pretty on track i just got distracted and lost a bit of concentration and drifted too far to the right. Got stuck in so much green on the way to the last one too, i couldn't even see it on the map!
Really good course though, so much fun :D

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Really really pleased with my navigation in the buildings, especially because i was blinded each time i looked up from my map. Definitely lost my time in the open running sections, a lot of it was being cautious too, i'm still not super confident on rough ground i don't think.

Definitely not a great time, but this was actually the first time i had run 3km's straight so i was just happy i got through it. Very tired by the end, it felt so hard to push it any harder in the last lap or so. I have a lot of work to do!

Four loops around Hunter River High. The first three were nice and short, i was a bit devastated when i picked up the last one and saw how long it was. My legs were definitely shot form the 3km just before. My left foot ended up numb by the end, and every time i bent down to pick up my new map i got a pain right where my scar is. It was a bit of a worry thats for sure. Didn't hurt that much when i was running which was pleasing though.

I ran the majority of it! :D It may not have been super fast, or long as i didn't have a watch, and there were some steeper hills i had to walk up, but it's still the longest i've run since the operation! :D Pretty excited by that. I did feel a tad ill in the beginning though, mum and i ate too much on the car trip :P

The chickens followed me for the first part of the warm up, they thought i had their food. This was just around the property, it was so warm so early! :(

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30 x 100m. Probably the least enjoyable session i've ever done, counting down from 30 was the worst! There were some small hills in my 100m walked out track so that was interesting. All were between 24 and 28 seconds, majority were around 26 i think. I don't have a ventolin with me here so i got super tight in the chest, and i may have vomited a tad at the end :|

Pretty buggered so this ended up being shorter than it probably should've been. Just laps around the grass area again.

A cycle class at the gym with my cousin. It wasn't the same schwinn cycle as at home it was called RPM, and i didnt enjoy it to be honest. I think the whole point of the class was to pedal fast but there is no way you could pedal as fast as she wanted and have any resistance on your legs. It was pretty ridiculous to be honest. I worked hard though so it was still beneficial.

We then did the pump class after the cycle with my aunty. It was a mix of arms work, squats and lunges, and then abs. I can't believe how weak my arms are! They were shaking they were hurting so much! I struggled doing the lunges with my left foot forward, i think it was just the pressure on my foot while i was on my toes but it was nothing too bad. The abs was definitely my favourite :)

A ride to Coles to get food for the week. The way back i had a 2 litre carton of milk, a container of ice-cream and chicken. This definitely made the hills a tad tougher!

A 40 minute walk in the afternoon with the dog. I would properly log it but i don't want to give josh another opportunity to call me fat! We got absolutely drenched from the rain, it was actually nice though :)

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