Australia Day Fun!

I had a pretty slack week running wise due to a stomach virus that hit me during the week. After last Sundays 25k at Quarry Rd I swam for an hour on Monday for recovery but suspect I was starting to get the virus because I felt very average indeed.

Tuesday I was starting to feel really crappy and I had a constant nauseous feeling, which I thought was dehydration. I didn't run because of all the smoke from the bush fires so I rode on the trainer instead for an hour and a half. This left me totally wasted but I managed to drag my sorry self out for an 18k in the rain on Wednesday afternoon. This was made easier after a phone call from a friend who's enthusiasm towards his training for 6ft totally inspired me - easy!

Thursday was an easy 6k but the legs complained after running the night before. Friday was the 10k at Penrith for Australia Day. I caught up with the girls (Owly, Jen_runs and Ellie80) before hand and set off with the 10k slog around the lake x 2. Ended up with 2 sec PB of 45:56. Still that sub 45min 10km eludes me. One day!

Hot, Hot, Hot!!

Another week of training done.

Monday: Rest

Tuesday: 10km recovery run / 1hr swim

Wednesday: 19km Kellyville Ridge - M7 - return

Thursday: 10km including 10mins 100m sprints with 50m floats

Friday - Cycle - 1hr

Saturday: 8km Hilly run with Joggers group

83km for the week

Sunday: Quarry Rd with 11km Hornsby extension. 25km all up and totally, ridiculously hot!! Had a very cool runner join us this morning too : )

Weekend Review

"The Team" Don, Me, Peter, Martin, Graham and Rob after our 6ft training run on Sunday.

Sunday was my first trip to the 6ft track. I absolutely looooved it! We ran approx 36km from Megalong down to Cox's River then up to the Pluviometer and return. An encounter with a red belly black snake made things a little interesting. Saw Kit and BernieG on the track and later on ran into Blue Dog, Razor, Deanne, Sarge and a few others.

Great training run and I have recovered really well. I'm pretty happy with how the build up has been going so far and look forward to the 10th March.

Pumped out an easy 10k recovery run this morning. Felt great! Cycle to the pool for a swim this afternoon.

Still here..sort of!

Yes I am still alive. What has been happening?

Well I have been really busy and haven't had time to Blog or to read Blogs but here's a brief summary of where I am up to and what I have planned for 2007.

Lots of training for 6ft track and going out running most Sundays with a lovely group of guys that I have become very good friends with. All of the runners are from the Hills District Joggers and we have so much fun, you could hardly call it training.

Did the Black Stump run on New Years Day - That was a tough one but a great run.

Lots of training ahead still for 6ft and I am looking at doing my first Triathlon early in February. I have been swimming and cycling a fair bit but mostly concentrating on running and lots of hills.

Some target events for this year are: (Subject to change)

6ft Track
Warwick
PMC !!
C2S
Rottnest Is. Marathon
W2B
FFFTM

Phew!