Training Log Archive: jennycas

Reckon I'm even slower when there's no one else in the lane to 'draft'.

Since I'd parked next to the uni footbridge to get to a workshop in the city, a jog along the Torrens afterwards seemed logical. Headed upstream as far as the highways department - wanted to check out the new/revamped suspension bridge but turns out they haven't started work on it yet. Around Hackney Rd the bike path is blocked off in advance of roadworks; not sure what that will do to the half-marathon route next month. Also I saw some people trying to get a kite airborne, which is almost impossible when there's no breeze!

Cat-feeding, then pootled around CLG/Lower Mitcham, on the MTB.

C • So... 2

Was a little late tonight and missed the group. Don't know where they went but it wasn't to the redwoods - I had only the kangaroos for company. But that's ok, I don't mind being out by myself at night and legs felt better than yesterday.

Afterwards spent time looking at Robin's Ultralong courses while balancing tuppen'orth of kitten on my lap.

Finished a meeting in the city (some positive outcomes, but still kind of stressful) without enough time to make it worthwhile going back to work but before the traffic got horrible so I parked at Mitcham with the intention of running up Brown Hill while there was adequate daylight. Even the first 20 min along the creek felt pretty tough though and I couldn't face going straight upwards so took the Yurrebilla singetrack winding around the face of the hill, stopping to stretch & catch my breath about every 10 min. On the ridgeline are lots of cattle including quite small calves; the grass looks green now but the area's fairly overgrazed from back in summer. Came down the sheltered north face of the hill from the trig rather than on the main track, because it was getting vaguely chilly up there once sweat cooled on me.

Answered the question of whether I've used up 30 tickets yet since the end of September.

Sort-of tempo with the group, but what required effort for me was just a steady jog for Nick. Not sure why hamstrings were tight but probably from the long descent of Gully Rd on Sunday.

A Bridgie run! And there were lots of us today: B&S, Tyson (Fernbump took Patrick for a pramwalk), Will & AK, Zara/Callum, Steve, Liv, John. Started out down the Heysen spur trail towards Hahndorf with the intention of doing the Tanahmerah/White Gum Rd loop, at the end of which when we hit Carey Gully Rd we turned right and finished off via Bowling Green Lane, Gully Rd and through the golf course; a combination of two classic runs on a lovely cool morning. Knees got a bit tired of so much hard road surface but in general legs were ok (they acted most tired between the 40-60 min mark) and I did a few doublings back & a lap of the oval at the end to make sure this run was longer than my course took me last Sunday. Simon, on the other hand, kept running all the way to Sheoak Café where many of us then brunched.

C • Rogaine 2

Too nice a day not to go for a ride along 'my' valley.