Training Log Archive: Craig

With Rachel and Andy out through the gauntlet pretty easy then Andy started pushing the pace and we started dropping Rachel but looped back a couple of times. Andy stacked it heading down to O'Connor Rd, I thought he would slip if he kept running where he was and was about to move over but was a little too late. When we stopped for a drink in Mundaring Rachel decided to take a shorter route back to avoid having to try to keep up with us anymore. Andy and I turned off on the MTB loop then over the hill and around the back of the tip to the rehab area and home on the rehab return track. Reasonably solid pace most of the way home (~4:45/km) but Andy seemed to slow it right down and just jog in the last km or two. Felt a bit better today, no obvious problem with my hips although there was a hint of tightness in the right hip towards the end but there nearly always is.

Rehab loop. Hips slightly better than yesterday but still not right. Time includes a minute or so moving broken glass off the little shortcut track turning off O'Connor Rd on the way home.

Set out to do the 10k loop but my legs didn't seem to be working properly so I bailed out at O'Connor Rd. Tried doing a bit of hill springing and strides but that didn't seem to be helping so I gave up and jogged home. Felt as though the problem was somewhere around the hips, just didn't seem to be able to lift my feet at all. Lower legs seemed fine and I was actually going quite fast early but it didn't feel right.

Through the gauntlet, up to Janeczek, through the golf course (with a stop at the 19th for a drink), Reddy to Martin, round the back of the tip and home via rehab area. Legs feeling a little heavy on the hills but usually felt quite good as I crested them.

Usual lap of KP with Ben (42:28) plus a short warm up because I was a bit early after picking up maps and I was worried Ben would start too fast for me. Felt pretty good, feel as though I have recovered from the weekend now. Thought it only rained a little but there were some huge puddles on the way back from the underpass that weren't there on the way out.

Little Possums loop with Rachel. Getting a little tired by the end and right hip getting a bit stiff.

5k loop very slowly. Feeling just a little bit tired this morning. Not helped by Amy not sleeping much and the neighbour's dog going through our rubbish bin and swimming in our pond at 2am.

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