My training progress
last week's target: 100k
achieved: 63k
year total to date: 2,736k in 35 weeks
this week’s target: 80k
weight: 66kg ▼
song of the week: “Blow Out”, by Radiohead, from “Pablo Honey”. I seem to like songs which build and gain momentum right to the end.
Going through a flat patch, I had no energy this week, I must be fighting off something. Lethargy from watching athletics each night, perchance? If so, this week will be better!
Saturday’s Cross Country Club Relays
Fifteen teams of four runners each ran a 3k cross country relay at Yarralumla, on a flat patch of ground but quite rough with large clumps of dry grass and much running and jumping, ducking and weaving. Only two geese ran, Ewen and Caroline. There were cones in all directions around the large oval area, meaning runners had to watch where they were going to stay on course. It was hilarious watching the few who were seriously navigationally-challenged repeatedly veering off in the wrong direction. And it was interesting to see not for the first time that certain runners always insist on doubling up in these relays, taking places in more than one team, when there are others missing out who might well come and run if asked. Sometimes we runners are too self focused and forget the team thing.
leg 2 – 8th of 15 -. Ewen Thompson M50 13:13
leg 3 – 14th of 15 - 14. Caroline Campbell W65 14:56
Sunday’s Jogalong
Some of the speediest geese are smashing their pbs. No wonder this gander cannot keep up in training any more! Incredible performances. And they probably all did a long run on Saturday morning, thus learning there is no need to ease off for most races.
Sonia Veldhoven W30 25:23 huge pb!
Maria O'Reilly W50 26:36
Amanda Walker W35 27:01 pb
Helen Larmour W45 26:27 pb
Caroline Campbell W65 30:57
Maureen Rossiter W55 33:10
Barbara Tucker W55 33:12
Margaret McSpadden W60 34:10
Emma Adams W35 25:15 [corrected] pb!
168 finishers
Let's show them who's boss!
25,000 doctors for one heart attack!
And there was an embarrassment of medical attention for a woman who collapsed at an international cardiology meeting in Vienna on Sunday. The woman was immediately reanimated by one of the 25,000 doctors present at the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology… story here.
last week's target: 100k
achieved: 63k
year total to date: 2,736k in 35 weeks
this week’s target: 80k
weight: 66kg ▼
song of the week: “Blow Out”, by Radiohead, from “Pablo Honey”. I seem to like songs which build and gain momentum right to the end.
Going through a flat patch, I had no energy this week, I must be fighting off something. Lethargy from watching athletics each night, perchance? If so, this week will be better!
Saturday’s Cross Country Club Relays
Fifteen teams of four runners each ran a 3k cross country relay at Yarralumla, on a flat patch of ground but quite rough with large clumps of dry grass and much running and jumping, ducking and weaving. Only two geese ran, Ewen and Caroline. There were cones in all directions around the large oval area, meaning runners had to watch where they were going to stay on course. It was hilarious watching the few who were seriously navigationally-challenged repeatedly veering off in the wrong direction. And it was interesting to see not for the first time that certain runners always insist on doubling up in these relays, taking places in more than one team, when there are others missing out who might well come and run if asked. Sometimes we runners are too self focused and forget the team thing.
leg 2 – 8th of 15 -. Ewen Thompson M50 13:13
leg 3 – 14th of 15 - 14. Caroline Campbell W65 14:56
Sunday’s Jogalong
Some of the speediest geese are smashing their pbs. No wonder this gander cannot keep up in training any more! Incredible performances. And they probably all did a long run on Saturday morning, thus learning there is no need to ease off for most races.
Sonia Veldhoven W30 25:23 huge pb!
Maria O'Reilly W50 26:36
Amanda Walker W35 27:01 pb
Helen Larmour W45 26:27 pb
Caroline Campbell W65 30:57
Maureen Rossiter W55 33:10
Barbara Tucker W55 33:12
Margaret McSpadden W60 34:10
Emma Adams W35 25:15 [corrected] pb!
168 finishers
Let's show them who's boss!
25,000 doctors for one heart attack!
And there was an embarrassment of medical attention for a woman who collapsed at an international cardiology meeting in Vienna on Sunday. The woman was immediately reanimated by one of the 25,000 doctors present at the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology… story here.
