Training Log Archive: jennycas

A day in God's Country, with Steve & Zara. That's what Andy Thomas, the landowner of Twigham and Merridee, calls it out that way. We were pretty late at his place last night looking at maps and getting contact details of other landowners, so didn't leave Burra in a hurry this morning. Visited a couple of other landowners, a couple of potential hash house sites and then spent time at Bri Glen Springs where Steve checked out the May badge event's assembly area and Zara & I jogged up Wonna Creek (would be impressive to see it in flood) to Merridee ruins so I could show her the detailed stonework on the old chimney. Nice that our spring 12 hour rogaine is coming together already :)

Started out unsure if I had the energy for even one hill (back & hamstrings rather tight) but ended up doing 5:
3:18
3:11
3:08
3:10
3:18
That's my Mt Alexander training done...

Actually managed a bit faster than usual on the way back from the park. Maybe I still had some endorphins? Also I got rained upon!

In a hurry before staff meeting. (It was still pretty dark and they didn't turn the pool lights off until 8am.) Chlorine makes me sneeze all morning afterwards :(

Short loop with Fern & Bridget & Greg, I pushed a bit harder. Then up the steps and down QJD with Zara (& Callum). Was quite dark by the time I ran back across the golf course. We'll need torches in 2 weeks' time.

Meant to swim but figured I'd better go in to work early to tackle the 15 new patients (all FMC transfers)...and then had a dinner date with parents in the evening which was surprising due to a) dinner's edibility and b) the fact that George accompanied me.

Oh dear, hills were a problem this morning. Dragged my sorry ass up to Belair in a time slower than any I've done for about 3 years. The donkey didn't like coming down off the mountain either. But it was a glorious morning and the views were magnificent.

Could hardly get out of bed this morning, my glutes were so sore. A bit better by evening but still painful on downhills; no real problem with uphills. I can only think that it's because I was bracing with my butt muscles, in order to save my knees, on all the steep descents at the rogaine. My quads appear to be fine!

Can't remember when I last paid to run a course in Shepherds Hill! Anyway, I trotted around before the OSA AGM. Pretty slow and stiff, and added 2-3 min extra by overshooting a control on a thicket (didn't see the track junction before it) and also took a suboptimal downhill route which ended up being straight through a patch of spiky olive. A reasonable approximation of fun, all the same.

Was going to run over to the park but piked and rode instead. This was enough. I guess we did cover the best part of 20km yesterday.