Training Log Archive: blairtrewin

Sprint in Pukekura Park - a botanical gardens-like set up with lots of weaving tracks creating route choice, though not much fine navigation. (I know this park chiefly for its postage-stamp cricket ground, which featured a 320-apiece 1992 World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in an era when 220 was a decent score). Never felt comfortable running, but only had to walk the two big stair climbs, and only one minor wobble technically. A little closer to Matt and Magnus than yesterday, although Bruce, running 40s today, shifted the bar three minutes higher when it came to actually winning.

We weren't the only public event centred at the racecourse today: there was also an American classic cars meet. Wasn't too hard to work out which vehicles were headed for which event (the bright yellow Corvette was a particular giveaway).

Thought I'd struggle to put five races together in 48 hours, and so it proved. Didn't have much energy and looseness in the warm-up, and after a rather adventurous start to the first leg (part of which was done on my backside), my back largely refused to function. Kept going for a few controls in the hope that I might be able to loosen it up, but eventually decided that it would be better to try again another day.

For a Melburnian, there's something slightly incongruous about the existence of the Fitzroy Surf Lifesaving Club.