Training Log Archive: blairtrewin

Headed out at first light to check all the controls for today's event (for which I was controller - a last-minute replacement so this was the first time I'd actually been out there). Not fluent in the terrain early on but mostly a solid run, not race pace but a little above cruising. Tired a bit in the last 20 minutes, perhaps a surprise given the physically easy terrain. Only a couple of minor wobbles, not bad with 45 controls to find! Running so close to sunrise, sun glare was a problem early on, particularly on legs going NE. Missed a good race today, but there's a lot on in the next few weeks so probably no bad thing to have an easier weekend.

Not really my finest hour. Trying to squeeze in between a sleep-in (in relative terms - it's the first time this week my alarm hasn't had a '5' in front of it) and something I had on at 9, and still half-asleep for most of the run. Still have one of those annoying sniffles that isn't a proper cold but won't go away.

Another Thursday morning long run, a nice one this time - a few flat spots in the second half but flowing nicely on the whole. Crystal clear frosty morning which brought back memories of Canberra - we don't get a lot of these in Melbourne so it's a nice change when we do. Logged on from home at 5.15 before running to check that our winter seasonal climate outlook had uploaded correctly overnight (sad, I know). Narrowly escaped great public embarrassment when a sharp-eyed colleague noticed at the last moment that the media release headline, which should have read 'Warm winter likely in southern Australia', actually read 'Winter likely in southern Australia'.

C • winter 1

Nothing to get too excited about, despite the nice morning. Felt promising at the start but never really got going at all.

Not the most pleasant run I've ever done in my life, a lunchtime stroll around the Tan but felt like I'd just eaten too much, even though I hadn't had anything since 9. A bit cool for the crowds today (not quite a case of the clock on the silo reading 11 degrees, but close). Better at the end, helped by getting straight across a couple of the main roads. Definitely glad I wasn't trying to race this week.

Started out as another mediocre session like last week, but hit a nice rhythm about halfway through. Improving light helped (took a long time to get light because of fog). Ended up with a fastest loop of 9.16 which is OK.

MFR Monday night run. Fairly relaxed pace as usual. Spent a lot of it engaged in deep political discussions with Anna Skarbek about the ALP environment policy committee's approach to the forestry union's proposed amendments to the state election platform (well, it makes a change from the usual running group conversation!). Poured rain for about 10 minutes early on, nice after that, but didn't have much dry gear for the ride home (and putting wet gear back on is not a lot of fun).