Training Log Archive: blairtrewin

Everything old is new again; this was the first time I've swum at Collingwood for several years (I think the last time was when the outdoor pool at Fitzroy was closed because of fog), thanks to logistical plans for later in the day - with no trains running beyond Clifton Hill and an 11pm return from the football I wanted to position a car within striking distance of Clifton Hill station.

I suspected in mid-swim that I might have temporarily lost count of laps whilst distracted thinking about something else, and so it proved when I looked at the time (either that or this morning was really slow, which I don't think it was).

Somewhat to my surprise, the traffic this morning was no worse than usual, at least in the places where I was going. This doesn't actually surprise me that much - experience from other places shows that often when a significant link is taken out of action, within a few days people's behaviour adapts to the new reality (there's a particularly well-known example of this from the aftermath of a freeway bridge collapse in Minneapolis a few years ago). Still glad I'm not trying to commute in from significantly further out on the railway line, as some of my colleagues are - I'm close enough to Clifton Hill that the bus ride won't be too painful (although managing it with a pack on Thursday will be a challenge), and at a pinch it's even close enough to be walkable.

(Speaking of Easter, your summer heat-tolerance training isn't going to get much use - whilst things can shift around a bit at that sort of range, today's model run was indicating a significant cold outbreak with temperatures on Easter Sunday at the event area struggling to reach double figures).