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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Sunday,,,Hunter Valley Marathon

Got up at 4am. Had 3 slices of toast with Jam & a coffee then went with Nat around 4:45am. We got there about 6:10am. Had a toilet stop then we just fluffed around in the foggy cold until we started.
There were 4 of us together at the 1k mark. Did that km in 4:02 so I let the 3 go & sat back abit. I wanted to do around 4:05 to 4:15 pace. I felt great for pretty much the whole run. Went through 1/2way in 87:28. I kept 4th spot until 30k then was in 3rd place. I knew I couldn't catch the guy in 2nd so just wanted to hold the guy behind me off. I knew he was dying. I started to feel stuffed around 37km at the end of the hill before we cross the road. I still felt ok though and was still holding onto 4:15pace. Not sure what happened but as soon as I got to 39km it all got really tough! This bit is on a dirt path up a slight incline. I got to 41km & my pace had slowed to about 4:40ish. I was coming into the finish & about 50m from the line I saw the guy just behind me. I could hear Charlie & Ken Hickson yelling that he was there. I sprinted that last 50m as hard as I could. I came so close to falling about 10m rom the finish line. Anyway held him off and got 3rd in 3:01:18

Sat

Ran with trotters and was spose to be the round drive. Since I'm doing the marathon tomorrow I only wanted to run really easy. We got to Avoca lake & the crossing was open so I ran with Jason along the beach to Charles Kay then to Terrigal dve & back to Terrigal. Then ran easy home.
I spent the rest of the day driving my girls to Canberra. Saw a client there & ran 4.5km with him then drove back to Sydney to Nat's place then we made our way to my place. Long day!

Friday

Just an easy 10k from Terrigal to Wamberal & back

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Thursday

Just ran easy from Terrigal to Forries & back. 12k done. Could feel the leg but it managed ok

Wednesday

Raining this morning so I went to the gym and did intervals of 1k moderate then 1k easy. Got 5x1k moderate done. 10k all up

Tues

Ran easy 10.5km from the Haven to Wamberal & back

Sunday 11th July

Ran 1hr on the road as it was dark then got on the trails at Stromlo and ran for just over another hr

Sat 10th July

Did easy 11k on lake Burley Griffin

Then a bit later I ran another 6k with a client

Both runs were done easy pace

Friday July 9th

On my way to Canberra I stopped at Campbeltown gym & did a moderate 10k in 46:28 on the treadmill

Thurs 8th July

Easy 10 on treadmill as it was raining in 47:40

Wed july 7th

Easy 12k from Terrigal to Forries & back
Leg felt pretty good

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Tuesday

Did 2 runs. First just an easy 8k from Terrigal to Wamberal & back

Tonight I did the 5000m on the track. A 3k warmup then did 18:00 for the 5k then a 2k warmdown

Sunday Goldcoast marathon

All went as planned. Got up just after 5am but woke up much earlier. Had 3 slices of toast with Jam and a coffee. We walked over to the start about 2.5k and dropped or bags at the SMC tent. Paced Nat spot on 23:xx for about every 5k to the 40k then she slowed just a bit. Wanted between 3:20 & 3:25 and finished with 3:21:10
Then back to hotel for beer & rest legs in the pool then to surfclub where we had a great night!

Sat in Goldcoast

Ran easy 8.7k around Surfers on my own

Friday

Just ran an easy 11.5k with Nat

Thursday, July 01, 2010

Thursday

Felt ok running this morning. Still tight butt/leg & did stop to stretch it a couple of times. Ran from Terrigal to Erina then on the base of Kincumber mtn and back to Terrigal
16.5km all up
Just ran easy

Go to Sydney tonight & fly to Goldcoast tomorrow

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Wednesday

Ran an easy 12.5k. Stopped for a quick glute stretch twice

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Tuesday

Just ran an easy 12k

Sunday...Woodford to Glenbrook

Ran this as a pacer for Suzy. Drove to her place at Ourimbah and ledt there a bit abter 6am. We got the train from Glenbrook and got to the start just before 9am. It was quite cold. Everything was going great and we were on track for a 1:55 finish until the last 7km. It was then that Suzy started to hit the wall. After a struggle we made it to the end in 2:06

Sat

Didn't want to do trotters time trial so just set off for a 11.5k easy run

Friday, June 25, 2010

Friday

Pretty easy 10k run done at 6:15am

Later had a massage on hamstring, glutes, lower back & psoas...pretty painful!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Thursday

Bit of a long run. Ran 19.5k from Terrigal to Matcham to Wamberal then back to Terrigal. Quite tight in both hip flexors and the injured leg

Wednesday

Just ran easy 10k in the morning

Mid morning did bodybalance

Arvo did a cycle class

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Tuesday

It was raining this morning and I really didn't feel like getting wet. Just ran a very easy 10k on the t'mill at the gym

Monday

Just went to gym and did a hard 20min on the bike

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Sunday....bay to bay and a PW!

Well a personal worst for me today, but still pretty happy. Picked Alan, Jenny & some other guy up at the finish and drove to WoyWoy. Got a great warmup in doing about 4.5km. Legs & the injury I've had felt great. No pain anywhere. Started thinking I might do a fast time. The start was pretty quick and I just sat on a comfortable pace for the first couple of km's. Was running with Jess (who ended up winning the female) until 4km. Thats when I started to have trouble with my asthma.
By 6km I was on struggle street but was able to still hold a decent pace. Got to 8km and my injury was just starting to flare up but it wasn't too bad. Wasn't wearing a watch so didn't know how I was going time wise.
Got to the 10k & heard 38:15 and knew I was going pretty crap then. I wanted to go through in about 37:20.
Ended up finishing in 46:10. Thats my worst time by 7sec. My best was in 2006 when I did 44:10. I'll get that next yr.

After the race I ran back to get my car.

Still happy with the day.
Got about 29km done all up

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Sat

Trotters run this morning. Big mix of road and trails
Map my run had it as 14.5km. Leg was good but could feel it on the hills on the trails. Just ran easy though

Friday and 2 runs!

First run just did an easy 10k and leg was fantastic

I then went to Sydney and met Nat and did another easy 10k from her house and along the M7 and back

Before that I went to the gym & did 30min on the bike

Thursday

Ran a hilly/flat 14k. Felt pretty good. Took it really easy on the hills

At 10:30am did yoga

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Wed

Just another easy 10k. Hammy was tight but felt good

Tuesday

Did an easy 10k in the morning then went to gym and did 1hr on the bike

Then had a massage

I've decided not to do any track/speedwork through the week and just use races on weekends as speedwork until my leg is all better again

Monday

Just ran easy 6k then did a cycle class

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Sunday long run

Met Adam Jordan at Ourimbah at 7am. Charles Berry was the only other one to turn up.
We all ran together until the hill then Charles backed off. Adam & myself just ran a very easy pace to the intersection & back. I really felt it on the hills. Think the cold weather is causing that. My hands didn't warm up for the whole run. We finished in 1hr51min so it was quite slow. My injury/hamstring was pretty good running at the pace we did but could still feel it
All up just under 21km.
But like I always say....running out at ourimbah doing that run is equal to about 24km

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Sat

Started the morning with trotters. Cold morning too. This was Gerry's run. About 11k all up. I ran with the fromt group until we got to Charles Kay then I backed off. Leg was getting tight, and also have the xc in the arvo

The xc was the same as the last one I did out at Warnervale. 6.2km. This time it was a bit more muddy and quite slippery in parts. Last time I did this I finished in 24:00. This time I finished in 23:26. Leg was pretty tight & sore for most of the run. Was good in the warmup & warmdown though

Friday

Did the 6am cycle class then ran 7k on the t'mill

Thursday

Started with an easy 6k running from Erina along the entrance rd then did an hour on the bike in the gym. Cold this morning!

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Wed

Went to the gym in the morning and did an hour on the bike

At 10:30am did bodybalance

No 6@6 for me tonight as I had to work. I setteled instead for a recovery 10k. Leg was tight through the run.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Tuesday

Started with an easy 3k before I did a cycle class

Tonight I went to the track. Jono was training at Ourimbah but I didn't have the time to get over there as I finished work not long before 6pm.
I started with a 2k warmup and injury was tight. Track was also soggy & wet.
Found it tough going and the breathing was hard
I did 5x1k with a 200m recovery jog. Did them pretty slow but felt like I was going harder. 3:54, 3:48, 3:44, 3:41 & 3:36
Finished with a 2k warmdown
10k tonight

13k all up today

Monday, June 07, 2010

Monday

Just did a cycle class in the arvo

sunday long run on the M7

Got out running with Nat about 7am. Ran from her house to the M7 which was about 2.5km then ran until 1hr40min. We then turned around and ran back going slightly different at the end. Ran most of the k's around 5min. I think we are on track to get her to a 3:20 marathon. If not 3:25 for sure
3hr24min all up for 39.8km

Sat

Just an easy 10.5k on Lake Burley Griffin. Felt ok, just really cold

Friday

Stayed down in Sydney last night and went for an easy 10k with Nat. Then made my way to Canberra

Thursday, June 03, 2010

Thursday

Pretty good run this morning. Leg was ok. Bit tight now & then but not too bad. I didn't really stride out to test it though. Did a 17km run from the haven then to Terrigal & back. Ran up the Senic hwy then through some of the back streets of Erina so it was a pretty hilly run

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Wed and I hit the t'mill too wet

Did a cycle class and bodybalance in the morning

It was raining tonight & I am over running in the rain so I setteled for the t'mill

Just ran easy 12km in just under an hour.

Leg was tight but ok in the run but it was pretty good all day

Tuesday 3000m race night

Did a cycle class in the morning

Tonight was race night. Was pretty tight in the hamstring all day so wasn't too sure how I would go. I warmed up by running hansens rd then another 2.5km on the track. So after 8.5km of warming up I was feeling ok.
Did the first km in 3:28 and just tried to hold it. Not sure what my 2nd km was but finished in 10:26 so an average of 3:28km pace. Hamstring was tightening up when I stopped but was good again when I did my warmdown. Did 2k warmdown

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Sunday long run

Got out running about 6:45am. Just ran from home to The Entrance and back. 30.5km all up. 2hrs24min58sec or 4:47/km. Ran the first 1/2 pretty easy in 1:14 & came home feeling strong and pretty fresh in 1:10
Very happy with it.
My leg didn't bother me. I know it's there but wasn't too bad

Sat xc relays at Miranda in the mud!

Similar conditions to last yr but not quite as muddy. I decided to race this in barefoot. First time I've done that and it felt great. Just had numb toes!
I did the 2nd leg of the 35+ then backed up to do the 4th leg in the open c.
Did about 14:26 for the first leg. Then about 20min later I went again in the open and did 14:57. Much faster than last yr which was good

Friday

Just ran easy 5k then did a cycle class

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Thursday

Having an easy running week this week so did 5k on the t'mill before I did the cycle class. I then did yoga

Leg was good in the run

Wednesday and wet!

First up I did 40min on the bike in the gym. Then did bodybalance

Tonight at 6@6 it was only Charlie & myself who turned up. I just ran 9 laps on my own as a recovery run. No idea how long it took. Got drenched in the down pour! Around 11k run tonight

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Tuesday

This morning did a cycle class

Tonight at training we met under the bridge again as Adcock was too wet. We did 6x1km repeats. I started with 4k warmup then the first 2x1km were 1.05km and did them in 3:58, 3:50 then we did 1k on the dot in 3:39, 3:39, 4:00 & 3:43. My leg was pretty tight so I did these easy tonight
We finished with a 2k warmdown

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Sunday SMC

Did the SMC 10k run at Smithfield today. Did a couple of k's as a warmup then did the 10k in 37:39 in 4th place overall. Very happy with that time. Speed is getting back there. We then did a 2k warmdown. Could feel the bad leg just slightly at around 6.5k going up this hill. Other than that it was great!

Later in the day I did another 10k but this time easy from Terrigal to Wambie & back

Sat

Did a 11.5k easy run first up

Later I went to MT Tennant to Watch Charlie in the Aust mtn running champs. I ran to the top of the mtn 6k then after Charlie finished I ran back down. Stopping to do some filming up & down

Friday in Mittagong

Was on my way down to Canberra and stopped off at Mittagong for a easy 10.5k run

Thursday and 2 good runs

First up did a easy 10.5km from The haven to Wambie and back

In the Arvo I met Natalie and we ran about 8km easy through some trails in Dural. New location for me to run in. Great trails through there!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Wed 6@6

Did a cycle class first up then backed it up with bodybalance

Tonight I did 6@6. Happy with this. Did a couple of laps as a warmup then did the 6k in 23:34 then another lap as a warmdown. About 10k all up
Could slightly feel my leg but didn't bother me too much

Tuesday in the rain

This morning I did a cycle class


Tonight we were under the bridge. Just a light workout but still done hard. Warmed up by running to the pool and back then we did 6x450m (approx) 1:28, 1:20, 1:21, 1:20, 1:20 & 1:19

Monday, May 17, 2010

Sunday to watch the 1/2

Was up just after 4am and on the trotters bus at 5:10am
Pretty much as soon as we got dropped off in the city at 6:40am I went for my own long run. I went over to Rozelle via a few back streets around Pymont then did the 7km bay run then made my way back.
I watched the first 20 or so runners come in then made my way to the pub.
We were in the pub by about 9:45am with Paul Arthur, Matt Bidwell, Cale, Geoff & Ed then not long later most of the trotters came in

Saturday, May 15, 2010

First up I ran trotters. Nth Avoca lake track. We ran a mixture of road, trails & hills over to nth avoca then back up to Wamberal then back to Terrigal. I just ran a moderate comfortable pace. It was 10.65km by map my run

Later in the day I went and did the cross country at Warnersvale. It was about 6.2k and I took a wrong turn. Reckon I ran an extra 50m. Finished in 7th in 24:00
Wasn't feeling 100% and was quite tired

Friday

No running today

Just did a cycle class at 8:45am and another one at 5:30pm
Had a massage today as well

Leg was pretty good today. Still feel it though

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Thursday

Leg was feeling good this morning. I set off just after 6am and ran easy to the haven. Did a couple of laps on the oval to warmup then did 20min of running drills.
Then did 400m(1:16), 800m(2:41), 1200m(4:15), 800m(2:41) & 400m(1:13)
Then did 5 lap easy on the oval then a 3k easy jog home

At 9:45am I did cycle class. Felt tired in this
10:30am did yoga

Wed 6@6

In the morning I did a cycle class then went and did bodybalance straight after. Felt great in both

Tonight was 6@6. Again took off easy. In fact I only really went hard in the last lap
Could feel my hamstring but it wasn't slowing me down. First lap was 4:57 so quite slow. Last lap was 4:36. All up I finished in 24:15

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Tuesday

Bloody hammy was tight all day. Did a cycle class in the morning and it was fine in that. Even felt a bit better after.
Then had acupunture done and was much better then.

Tonight at the track it was sore to start with. I ran 2 loops of the mile loop on my own when I got there. I stopped a couple of times just to stretch out the butt. Then ran it again at 6pm when everyone arrived. Was feeling good by then. I think I need to warmup really well.
Tonight we did 2x1200m, 2x800m & 2x400m
Did them easy to start with in the first 1200m then went slightly quicker
Times were 4:47, 4:25, 2:57, 2:55, 1:22 & 1:17
Leg was feeling great doing them, just didn't want to go to hard on it
Finished by doing the mile warmdown
About 11.5k all up tonight

Monday, May 10, 2010

Sunday at Ourimbah

Was still a bit tired from the drive home from Canberra and all the massages I did there yesterday!
Got out at palmdale just before 7am. Must've been close to 15 or 20 runners that showed up. I ran with Joel for the whole way. Went harder than last time I was out here but still just a moderate pace.
We ran to the intersection and back. Took 1:41:53 all up. Got to the intersection in 54min then 47min to get back.
That left hamstring had that tight feeling for quite a few hours after

Sat in the Capital

Just ran another easy 10k on the lake. No pain for most of the run. Just felt tight in the hamstrings.

Friday & off to Canberra

Left for Canberra early. Stopped at Mittagong for a 10.5k easy run. No pain!...wooohooo!

Thursday, May 06, 2010

Thursday

Bit colder this morning. Great running weather. Ran a 14.8km run from Terrigal to Erina and back. 1hr11min10sec or 4:48/km. Left hamstring was pretty tight but not in the same spot it's had the injury. This was more on the lateral side from the belly of the muscle to up near the the butt. At least it wasn't around the groin/hamstring.

At 10:30am I did yoga

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

5th may birthday!

38yrs today. Still a young gun!

Got on the bike this morning and rode out to the entrance & back. Rode a good pace doing it in 58:57 30.6km/hr

At 10:30am I did body balance

Tonight I went to 6@6. Decided to go a moderate pace but not too hard. Did the first lap alot slower than I thought in 4:58. Did the last lap in 4:35. Finished in 23:57. Happy with that

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Tues

First up did a cycle class at 9:45am

Tonight I did the 3000m at Mingara. Was going to go in the B grade but missed the start so went in A grade. Wasn't too sure if I could do a sub 11min seeing it's been 5mths since my last 3000m. Just ran a comfortable oace for the first 5 laps. Thats when Mark Warren lap me and it was then I tried to pick it up. Was feeling it in the last lap. Not sure what my time was as I wasn't wearing a watch but I think Robert yelled out 9:57 with 200m to go. So I'm guessing I did about 10:40ish which I was stoked with!

Sunday..long long ride

Spent 1/2 the day on the bike today. Left just before 6am & rode to Kotara just taking my time. I noticed my tyre was down quite a bit but had enough pressure to get to mum's at Belmont. I stopped there for about 1n hour and after some coffee, alomnds, toast with jam & 2 cans of pepsi I changed my tube & got going again. The problem I have when I get a flat is my hand pump is shit & only puts about 50psi in the tubes. So I'm riding the rest of the way on really low pressure which makes it a lot slower ride and much easier to get pinch flats. And thats what happenend at Budgiwoi.
I stopped for a quick drink of coke and a cherry ripe bar at a servo at the entrance and back to life again.
Got home around 1:30pm. About 7 & 1/2hrs after I left. I was riding for a total of 5hrs30min or around 27km/hr. 147km all up

Sat state 10k

Up early for this race. Left home a bit after 5am. The race got started at 7:45am. Great weather conditions for racing. Had a bit of drizzle, no wind & not to hot or to cold. I didn't wear a watch & just ran on feel instead of time. It's a 2 lap of a 5k circit. Flat & fast. When I say flat there are some slight rises in there. Felt them mostly on the second lap
Got through the first 5k in 18:40ish and finished in 38:28. So a lot slower the second lap. Injury was pretty good but could feel it after the 1st lap

Friday, April 30, 2010

Friday flat tyre!

Rode out to the Entrance and got a flat. Got it changed in about 5 or 6min. The ride I did was pretty easy. Legs felt great all through it

Tonight I did a cycle class not pushing myself too hard.

Leg had that tight feeling all day

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Thursday

Rode to Magnetta Shores and back in 1hr23min for just over 40km. Legs felt great for most of the ride. Was getting a pain sensation in the last 15min

Wednesday

Short on time this morning so went to the gym and did 50min on the bike

At 10:30am did body balance

Tonight I ran 6@6. Took off really slow doing 5:24 for the first lap. I just picked it up each lap. After 3 laps leg was getting sore but didn't stop me

Finished in 24:36

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Tuesday

First up went for a 40k ride to Magnetta shores & back. Took 1hr22min. Just under 29km/hr.
Hamstring was getting quite tight after about 30km

Went to the track tonight but had to leave early at 6:45pm to go back to work

Did 5x400m at a comfortable pace. Wanted to do 37:30 10k pace which would be 1:30 400's
Did them in 1:34, 1:30, 1:30, 1:27 & 1:28

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Sunday at palmdale

Leg was tight but not too bad when I woke up. It was raining lightly. I got out at Orimbah at 6:30am and Mark, Tara, Ian, Martin & Mick were there. Then I found out they changed it to 7am run so we all waited until Adam, Marg, Baz, Ken, Angnus and about 3 or 4 others turn up. Must have been about 13 or 14 of us there. Ran slow to the hill then I plodded up that. Then I ran with Agnus to the roundabout where he ran back. I then just kept Adam, Mick, & Ian in my sights. Saw mark flying back. I got to the intersection in 55:36 and ran back in 49:50. 1hr45min26sec all up. It was quite slippery out there so had to take my time going down the hill.
Legs were feeling good in some stages then tight & sore in others.
Got home and straight into a radox bath!

State Novice 10km at Ramsgate

Before I did this race which was at 3:15pm I went down to the camping expo. That was a good warmup for my feet!
I had a goal of finishing this race without that injury pain coming on & hoping to go under 40min. Last yr I did just over 38min
I didn't wear a watch so had no idea what my time was. I was pain free untill about 4km then could feel that injury. That made me slow down quite a bit. I was thinking I was going to do about 41min so was happy when I saw I done a 39:45. Not too bad for 4mth off running and racing with a slight injury pain.
I did a 4k warmup then a 3k warmdown. So about 17km done all up

Friday

Ran an easy 10k from home to Tumbi roundabout and back. Did that in about 50min

In the arvo I did the 5:30pm cycle class

Thursday

Went for an easy 10k in about 53min

At 10am I did yoga

Wednesday

In the morning I set off on the bike and rode 30k in 1hr1min

In the arvo I did 6@6. Felt good for the first 3 laps then leg started to get sore. Finished in 23:57

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Tuesday

Legs were still sore from the sat run!
Went to the gym and did the 6:15am cycle class

In the arvo I went to Adcock and took my bike. Rode 17k in 30min just cruising around. Then did speed session. 2k in 7:25, 1k in 3:37, 500m in 1:37 then 1k in 3:31

Could feel my leg in the 2k but was good in the rest

Very happy with it tonight

Sunday long run

Very sore quads when I took off. Got going at 5am as I had to drive my kids back to Canberra. Ran to LongJetty & back in 1hr59min

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Sat...trotters Captain cook lookout 16km hilly

Had around 10 beers last night so just to be able to wake up was an achievment in itself!
Just ran easy pace and it looked liked everyone else was too. Was feeling great until 30min then glutes got tight. This is the first time I've run this course & liked it. Road, stairs, trails, beach and hills!
Took 1hr25min on the dot

In the arvo I went to the xc and my 11yr old did the 1.5k in 8.25ish. It was her first ever run/race. I did it with her as a warmup then did the 5.4k. Came 14th in 20:42. Wasn't too fare behind Ian. Felt good for the first lap then had tighness in the second

Friday

Cycle class in the morning

Thursday

Gym in the morning & did 90min on the bike

Wednesday

Went to the show today with the girls. Before that I did a 40km ride from Terrigal to Magnetta shores and back. Was wondering why I was going so slow. My tyes were down on the pressure

Tuesday

Just a cycle class in the morning

Sunday

Long run around Lake Burley Griffin. 22.5k in 1hr48min. Tight in the leg after 5k

Sat

Just an easy 10k on lake burley griffin. Again felt quite good

Friday

Drove to Canberra to Pick my girls up. Stopped off at Mittagong for a 10k. Felt good in this. Best I've felt in a long time

Thursday, April 08, 2010

Thursday

Did a run at the haven doing 20laps of the ring road. 11k in 49:57.

Leg was good for most of the day but did get sore at the end. I did a cycle class at 5:30pm and it felt much better after that

Wednesday

Just did a t'mill easy 10k in 49min. Leg was okish

Tuesday

Left Stawell and headed home today. Charlie & I got out at 6:30am for a 12k run. ran the first 6k in 31min and the second 6k in 27min. Had to slow around 9k as my leg started to get a bit sore

Sunday, April 04, 2010

Halls Gap to Stawell....26k

Left around 8:45am and took 2hrs8min38sec to run in there. 26km in total. Left leg was tightish but ok.
Happy with the run

Saturday, April 03, 2010

Sat

Got up about 7:30am. Went for 57min run in quite cold conditions. The rest of the day was spent in Stawell watching the races. Injury was quite tight after the run but came good as the day went on. Not right to run fast or race yet though but it is improving at a rate that I'm happy with.
Loving it here!

Friday and we made it!

We got up about 5:30am and made our war to Tiger checkin. We were the first in line at 6:20am. 25min before it opens! Was only a few min later and the line was getting quite long. Looks like others had the same idea!
I was the first to checkin.
Got to Melbourne then in the hire car and made out way to Stawell. Got there and Jono, Charlie, Josh & myself set out for a run. They ran 15min the turned around. I went 30min then turned around and ran back in 27min. So 57min for me all up.
We then made our way to Halls gap where we are staying. We went back in at 7pm to watch the auctions

Thursday, April 01, 2010

Thursday....just want to get to Stawell

Up about 5:30am. Got picked up at 6:20am then to the train station. Get to the Airport & start lining up at 8:45am. Still had 1hr before the checkin closed. At 9:10am this woman comes up to us & say's our flights been cancelled! Next flight tomorrow morning. We end up booking in at the formula 1 for the night.
After getting a bite to eat we made our way to Bondi jtn on the train and Jono, Charlie, Josh & myself run from there to Centenial pk where we did 2 laps then ran back. 49min for that. Josh & I then went for another 11min to make it the hr. So I reckon we got 12k or a bit more done.
I could feel the injury but no pain. Really happy with the run

Wednesday

Up and to the gym for a 10k run on the t'mill in 44:23. I then did a cycle class then weights

Later I went back & did another cycle class