Training Log Archive: blairtrewin

A new pool to experience today. I was on my way down to the Gippsland Field Days via an afternoon talk at CSIRO in Aspendale, and decided that Fountain Gate was the most conveniently located. (Yes, Fountain Gate actually exists, although Kath and Kim was mostly filmed in Patterson Lakes). I might not have reached such a conclusion had I known what evening peak hour traffic across the southern fringe of Melbourne was like, the lowlight being taking 40 minutes to go 2km in Hampton Park. (The puzzling thing about this was that the roadworks which caused it were readily avoidable by anyone who knew of their existence and knew the area, so why weren't all the locals avoiding them?).

A switch to plan B was required when I discovered that my pool running belt wasn't in the car (hopefully it's in the lost property bin at Fitzroy), which meant switching to a swim. (As it turned out the pool would have been no good for pool running anyway - too shallow). Felt like I was really struggling to get going but not the worst of results in the end.