Training Log Archive: grilla

Cooler but still extremely humid - I now agree with the rest of my family that it is possible for humidity to exceed 100%. After today am positive there is no way I could ever go back to Brisbane & anyone who trains there is superwoman.
From Fingal, along the sewer line track to Big Rocky and back along the coastal path. Had to walk a section of the trail coming back to avoid any spider incidents. Am getting much better at anticipating their habitat and looking up, but this section was just too infested.

Glad I had a couple of rest days. Still not feeling 100% but at least I'm moving. A hot humid slog (again) with quite a few hills. From Fingal along the bike path, the fire trail around the back of Shoal Bay, up Tomaree and return the same way. Walked quite a few of the hills (especially steep and sandy ones) and should have made 11km but stopped short (at the surf club) on the way back.

Summer Series at Boronia Park. Should have stayed out of the parks and stuck to the streets as planned. GPS says I was stopped for 7 mintues - that's a lot of uphills and standing around dithering and trying to get the pram down stairs... Only crossed Pittwater Rd unnecessarily 3 times, should have tried harder.

C • Pittwater Rd 2

Nice new shoes felt great. I think the old ones were pretty dead because I felt 10cm taller when I put these on.
8 * 400m, times a bit slow but I'm blaming the oval for part of that. Lack of training, no stretching and being tired are good enough excuses for the rest. 6th was a bit slower but think that was the wind.
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Started and finished some a bit late as I was using the GPS and had to guess and check each time I thought it was time to go or stop as the sound has now completely died (Garmin tells me this is because I wore it in the rain - well where to you expect to take a GPS if not outside???). Am considering getting a new one and donating this one to Eoin.

Sprint Course at UTS - how's this for convenient - 5 minutes walk away, start right next to Aoife's day care! Again I didn't do very well, but the bush detail must have put a few others off and brought the field a bit closer to me. Thought my Sydney bush-fear have been cured after the first few controls - then just before 8 I ran through a spider web and ended up with the spider crawling up my leg. Not a great moment ... Needless to say I had no plan for 9 and lost a fair bit of time. Great course.

C • Orbs 4

Collecting some controls and jog home.