Training Log Archive: jennycas

I took a closer look at the contours around the hash house (Willow Waters Gorge) for next weekend and decided to go run up some hills. Was feeling pretty wrecked - didn't feel as though I had slept at all last night after the news that my grandfather had died - but benefited from the fresh air and time to myself although heel became noticeable on the descent. Am a bit worried that 24 hours on my feet could lead to the sort of tendonopathy which means no running for 6 weeks - but I am really looking forward to rogaining in the Flinders Ranges so am prepared to take that risk.

C • grandfather 9

Grey morning (to match my mood) but it wasn't raining yet so I headed for the park but after a few rest stops (lately I wake up in the mornings feeling like I haven't been to sleep yet) I figured there was no point in plodding up any hills so I headed back to Perry Ave and got soaked through on the way.

Probably shouldn't have inflicted myself on other people.

You can tell it's getting cool when steam rises from the pool.
(trying to work out how to make that into a haiku)

I finished a meeting in the city at 5pm and thought I'd run up Brown Hill on the way home in order to catch the sunset but by the time I got to Mitcham the sun had gone (it has seemed more like June than April since Easter) and so I took a headlamp with me. Slogged my way to the top and found that the Wylie trig point has been removed. Hopefully it will be replaced (Tyson, do you know?) otherwise I'll have to remove it from the 1937 map :(

I did, however, discover a pedestrian gate into the previously out-of-bounds farmland further up the ridgeline so of course I took this, bypassing curious cattle and keeping an eye out for where the Yurrebilla trail comes up from Waite bushland. Good thing that the trail markers are reflective! After dark isn't the best time to be running on singletrack, so I took the descent pretty easily, but did admire the view out over the city lights. I have probably undervalued Waite as a running destination but now that I'm living further from Shepherds Hill I will presumably get to know sections of Yurrebilla rather better. Maybe even all 54km of Yurrebilla one day?

C • Yurrebilla. 4

Big group tonight including Birthday Bridget. Did 12 x 200m with 200m float, plus an extra lap warmup and warmdown. Didn't feel any pain in ankle/foot, just a lack of proprioception. 200s ranged from 44-50 sec with the slower ones being on the dark back stretch and also as I got tireder. Definitely noticed my lack of core exercises lately and took a long time to get back up to a decent pace on the floats. Afterwards went to OSA meeting and was home by 10pm which was a nice surprise.

Between houses via Mitcham. Temperature was brisk but not the pace. Foot disliked the running shoes I wore all weekend, even though I didn't actually get a chance to run in them.

Lots more family stuff and plenty of friend-socialising as well. Had fully intended to run home from Clara's 1st birthday gathering in Belair but instead we took Eleanor (and Susanne) to the nursery and for a chilly walk along the creek. Baby gone home now :(