Training Log Archive: PrueD

A jog around the bike paths and lakes of Shepparton. Knee was extremely painful for the first km, then I stretched it and selected my cambur carefully, so then it was OK.

Swim in the Benalla pool.

A swim in the almost deserted Ringwood pool, which was in stark contrast to the Nuna pool. I got a lane to myself.

Full marks today for the Telstra call-taker in the post call customer satisfaction survey after he rechecked my stated date of birth - 'I just need to check I heard correctly - because you sound much younger than that.' Very clever!

Horrible cold day. But yay , l sold the house today. With a 30 day settlement. It was a lovely house - but you can't live everywhere....

C • yay! 4

Swim in the very crowded Nuna pool, with lots of stops, so time is a guess. Knee is not too bad affer yesterday but back is sore..

C • what's the temperature? 3

Orienteering at Macedon Pines. Not one of my favourite areas or better efforts. As discussed earlier in the week, I saved my sore knee for the weekend and it hurt all the way - which meant walking most of it, as the terrain was either pines with slippery slash underneath, fallen timber or bracken, and knee did not like the twists and turns.

The event started to feel like a rogaine - with the type of bush, the location of the most of the controls (vague) and the time involved. I ended up an MP, as I didn't read my control descriptions and mistook a gully for the spur. The funny thing was - I was thinking, as I headed towards to finish line, that I really didn't need to carry the control desciptions any more. How wrong can you be!

I did help a few old ladies on the way - as a walker is always fair game to the lost. I could have and should have helped Trollop - but she isn't old enough to qualify for assistance.

C • old enough! 2

A swim in the Ringwood pool before visiting the Heathmont house which was again open for inspection this morning.

Walk around Blackburn. I'm trying to save sore knee for the weekend.

C • knee 3

I've been gardening all day and the best I could manage was a walk tonight.

Walk around Blackburn Creeklands.

Another swim in the Benalla pool. For some reason, the water felt as though it had turned into 'heavy water' as it seemed so much harder to move through. I stretched afterwards - it is amazing how quickly swimming and stretching restore back and knee health!

Despite all odds - I actually managed to get a fair bit of work done yesterday and am hoping for the same today - although I started badly by trying to fit in a gardening session and the swim before starting.

A swim in the Benalla pool and a good stretch afterwards which helped my back and knee considerably. The pool had only a couple of other patrons. The Easter tourists seem to have gone home and the place is now looking somewhat deserted. I am staying up here for the week to *work*. I have a lot to catch up on and I thought a few days here might help. However there are already a number of distractions - the pool, the housework which needs to be done ......and the start of a bumper crop of feijoas which need to be turned into various culinary delights :)

C • feijoas 4

A run around Wangaratta. My knee was really sore by the end but a bit of a stretchout afterwards helped.

A run at Reef Hills. Happy Easter everyone!

Swim in the Benalla pool.

Run around Benalla Lake.

I'm spending Easter at Benalla - trying to get a number of things in order. There are a lot of tourists around - but not enough to justify the eight extra police cars in town - plus the mounted police (2 horse floats). They must be expecting a riot.

C • Is Occupy Benalla back? 2

A bit of a plod around Blackburn Lake and Creeklands. No pain. Knee is starting to get better.