Monday - Mount Wellington Fought tooth and nail convincing the missus to visit the Mt Wellington pinnacle ... that is without car assistance. Food can be a wonderfully powerful bribe. Easy 12km run through Hobart North before sunrise (7:30am). Why do this? So I would not be tempted to run to the summit of Wellington straight after. Got back to the hotel, grabbed...
Saturday - Mt Nelson An early flight and delayed hotel check-in ... hence took to the Hobart wharves mid afternoon. Told Lorie I'd be doing 8km only. Discovered a strange trail starting at Bicentennial Park. This rapidly ascended over 2km, dumping my tiring self at Mount Nelson. Ended up on top of a hill at an oval with a sore left foot. Got...
Still sticking with the basics whilst the niggles from 6FT persist. Short, easy 7km or so runs at 5:30 pace. These are the same left foot niggles I've carried since maybe September last year. Comes and goes. Thursday - Joined by Wooey for a swim at ABC pool at lunch. 30 laps (1.5km) freestyle. An alarming lack of discipline to improve my scrappy...
Left foot niggles persisting. Increasingly frustrating as I'd love to get back on the horse. I'll need to keep the mileage low and slow. All I could manage was 8km around Botanic Gardens mainly on the grass. Broke up the run with 15 push-ups every 1km. Hence arms felt ready to fall off by the time I got back to CQ. ...
Lucky to get out in time for the HuRTS 45 min progressive tempo. Typical large turnaround with the usual suspects upfront (Tom, Barts, CT etc.). Had to let them go - it's too soon for speed and the left foot 'tingling' sensation is a warning sign. Headed out at a leisurely 4:20 pace with Steve Perry, Pete Walker and a whole bunch of...
So I actually 'walked' out of yesterday's massage from KM feeling like magic. Given he's run 6FT many times and had already seen a few from last weekend, he knew exactly where to work on - hip flexors, knots in both calves, tight quads. Nothing too serious thankfully. At the time, 20 min of considerable elbow-to-quads left me somewhat disenchanted with the idea...
With the body slowly bouncing back, it's the old 2 week reverse taper for me. Steadily building the mileage in the 7 days post 6FT. Thursday - 15km all up, split 7/8 running to the CBD and back across Blackwattle. Stiffness in the hips persist but quads OK. Friday - 9km in the morning. Jogged down to ABC for a lunch swim with Matt. There...
Tuesday - Hickson Back on the bike for an early morning ride. Quite an arbitrary high cadence spin through Enmore and surrounds. Popped out at Randwick and shot back into CBD to make 15km. Worked wonders for the legs. Out again at lunch on foot. Joined John Bowe and Brendan Wong for a recovery starting CQ and out to Hickson. JB pretty angry...
6FT is a bucket list race. I signed up on a whim thanks to Charlie D. Looking back at my extensive lead-up trail / hill training ... 5km jog around the dirt track in Centennial Park in January. That's it. Nailing a 10k road race PB just 7 days before at the Striders North Head? A false confidence boost. So there I...
OK so I know a SFT race report is due. Fully written up, just waiting on the photos but I was stoked with a 3:51. The descend down to the river crossing at 15km destroyed my quads. Sunday No surprise how my quads felt. Took the dog out for a 6km walk with some light jogging down to Stanmore station. Descending the first...
Cuckoo Callay has an enchanting bacon selection. Like a bawling toddler locked in the car park, 'normal' items are an afterthought best forgotten. Cuckoo Callay, near Newton station Wind the clock back one day ... 4 hours, 45km running up a 1.6km vertical ascent in my maiden Six Foot Track marathon. Delayed hunger was rearing its nasty head 24 hours later. I love the...
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Tuesday - Brisbane River Short 2 day QLD trip left a great chance to do an easy taper run circling the Bribane River. Found a sneaky 30 min before dinner. Started at Riverside district, tracked the river and crossed over to Southbank. Dodged the uni students, crossed back over to CBD and followed the river back to Stamford. 6km all up. Nice little...
Sunday - Bay Run With the looming Six Foot less just 6 days a week, less is more. Saying that, sore left foot and quads still recovering from the weekend race. No idea if a 5-6 day taper is enough but we'll see. Jogged down to the Bay Run and managed a very easy loop at 5:45 min/km. It's a 7km loop, but...
Enmore main street at 10:30am ... you'd see the remnants of an ultra-active, food-obsessed Asian male wheel-chaired out of Shenkin Kitchen. Sporting a delirious grin and in a food-induced coma, you wouldn't believe he was the same cranky, underfed amateur blogger just 45 min earlier. Shenkin Kitchen ... a cosy outdoor courtyard I drag two of the most important women in my life...
Dragged Lorie and the dog (Molly) out to North Head for a 10km 'taper' run with the Striders. Felt sorry for the wife ... pitch black, raining and on chauffeur duties. No hiding behind a '45km ultra 7 days away' excuse. With Barts, Tom, QR, CT, Criniti and Lewis all at the line, there was plenty to chase. Attack early was the plan,...
We've been looking for a new addition to the family. Kid or puppy.... well I've agreed to the later only for now. Puppies are cheaper and you can kick them outside if they misbehave (I think). Wife has been particularly keen for a cavoodle (Cavalier King Charles / Poodle) for about 12 months now. Lorie jumped on a gumtree ad and found 3...
All I've been doing since Monday has been the 6km journey plus return to work. Generally trying to mix it up by switching between Anzac Bridge vs. Blackwattle Bay. Left foot continues to give me issues. This is despite the pace and mileage being incredibly light. The endless churn of lunchtime meetings also disrupting my routine. May rest Thursday and Friday. Will substitute...
The name alone (Big Brekky) was what won me over. Absolutely no gimmicks to this cafe and its offering. You'll see why soon enough. Target audience seems to be any or all of: - four person family looking to share one dish. - rugby players, wrestlers or other large individuals. - those with morbid obesity aspirations. James, Renee and myself at Big Brekky...
