After the Kepler Challenge I did not run for 3 days. My quads were sore especially on Monday and Tuesday. By Wednesday I got out on the Equaliser trail for a slow 12km in 1:20 having to walk the last hill to the oval. On Thursday I walked 11km on the Sphinx Track admiring the stands of gums shedding their bark in huge sheets.
On Friday Hammer & I ran 1km hill repeats for a total distance of 8km. Saturday was a bush group run on the Cascade trail finishing 11km in 1:23. Last long run on the week was the Striders Christmas run on the roads around the bay at Haberfield. My legs were still feeling heavy and not fully recovered, finished 18km in 1:50.
Buoyed by my enjoyment of mountain running in the Kepler Challenge I entered the Bogong to Hotham 64 km race being held on the 9th January 2011 in the Victorian Alpine National Park. This week entries also opened for the Six Foot Track Marathon being held on 13 March 2011 in the Blue Mountains and I managed to secure an entry.
Sunday December 19, 2010 (Trail/Road -79km)
Ran five days this week feeling tired during the Wednesday Equaliser 12km trail run and Thursdays 7km recovery run. On Friday ran 3x1km hill repeats on Equaliser trails still feeling tired. On Saturday I ran the Otford to Bundeena 28km coastal run finishing 28km in 3hrs45min. Ran most of the way with Dave and Nigel. Hammer got lost and ended up doing an extra hour. On Sunday my running planets aligned and I had a terrific 24km road run during the Ten Bridges STaR finishing in 2hrs25min. Not sure where that came from considering the tiredness I have been feeling after Kepler.
Sunday December 26, 2010 (Trail/Road -45km)
Managed to run three days this week: Wednesday trail - 12km, Thursday - 12km local road run and 21km trail run on Friday before driving north to Port Macquarie for family Christmas celebrations.
Sunday January 1, 2010 (Trail 12km - Road 73km)
First week of my 12 week Six Foot Training Program and first interval training session in 18months. Training plan combined with a few social runs added up to a big week of running. Did 8*2min intervals (avg 4.06 min/km pace). Celebrated the start of a breakdown free New Year by an early morning 10km run with Hammer to Bungan Beach on Saturday. On Sunday we ran Turriemetta to Manly and return, a total of 28km in 3hrs. Running mostly pain free, I feel like my running is coming together.
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