Bike Time Trial Circuit on Foot
Today:
Distance: 17.15 km
Time: 91' 49"
Rate: 5' 21" per km
Weather: mostly cloudy, temp 18 degrees, humidity 75%, wind calm
Week: 42.95 km
April: 196.15 km
Year: 1308.55 km
Following last Thursday's successful time trial on the mountain bikes, I decided to run over the circuit in reverse to find out if the result would have been different. A contrasting day as well, plenty of rain over the weekend, persisting today, so the track surface was soft and wet in places.
Jogged easily from work to the start at the bottom of Learmonth Dr in Kambah. The circuit in reverse starts with a nasty short climb up on to the fire trail on Urambi Hills. Then it's over to Gleneagles estate, past the golf course, up Kambah Pool Road to Sulwood Dr, down Drakeford Dr and Athllon Dr to the finish at Learmonth Dr.
I found the reverse direction on foot may be easier than the way we rode last week. The long drag past the golf course on Kambah Pool Road is not as hard running as I thought. Maybe riding might be different.
Bike riding last week, distance 12 kms almost exactly in 33' 23", running this week in 65'01" ( 5'25" pace). At least it sets a target or bench mark to aim for in future.
Finished the circuit and the rain came down. Saturated in the 10 minutes it took to get back to work. I can't remember the last time I ran in the rain. Bring back the drought, I have had enough, at least it wasn't cold.
I then spent 30 minutes in the gym, a bit of arm, chest and shoulder stuff with a few sit ups and some rowing machine in a small circuit covering the half an hour. May have a few sore muscles that don't usually get punished, but I will have to keep up the routine to have any benefit. If it rains again, that's a good time for the gym, otherwise I will hit the trail.
Distance: 17.15 km
Time: 91' 49"
Rate: 5' 21" per km
Weather: mostly cloudy, temp 18 degrees, humidity 75%, wind calm
Week: 42.95 km
April: 196.15 km
Year: 1308.55 km
Following last Thursday's successful time trial on the mountain bikes, I decided to run over the circuit in reverse to find out if the result would have been different. A contrasting day as well, plenty of rain over the weekend, persisting today, so the track surface was soft and wet in places.
Jogged easily from work to the start at the bottom of Learmonth Dr in Kambah. The circuit in reverse starts with a nasty short climb up on to the fire trail on Urambi Hills. Then it's over to Gleneagles estate, past the golf course, up Kambah Pool Road to Sulwood Dr, down Drakeford Dr and Athllon Dr to the finish at Learmonth Dr.
I found the reverse direction on foot may be easier than the way we rode last week. The long drag past the golf course on Kambah Pool Road is not as hard running as I thought. Maybe riding might be different.
Bike riding last week, distance 12 kms almost exactly in 33' 23", running this week in 65'01" ( 5'25" pace). At least it sets a target or bench mark to aim for in future.
Finished the circuit and the rain came down. Saturated in the 10 minutes it took to get back to work. I can't remember the last time I ran in the rain. Bring back the drought, I have had enough, at least it wasn't cold.
I then spent 30 minutes in the gym, a bit of arm, chest and shoulder stuff with a few sit ups and some rowing machine in a small circuit covering the half an hour. May have a few sore muscles that don't usually get punished, but I will have to keep up the routine to have any benefit. If it rains again, that's a good time for the gym, otherwise I will hit the trail.
posted by Two Fruits at
10:01 PM
1 Comments:
Hey Two Fruits. I know you are training hard for Glasshouse. Thought you might be interested in this post from Coolrunning today:
" ... there are only three others entered for the 80k so far - Nigel Waddington (second last year), Colin Mackey (previous finisher) and Deb Nicholl (virgin at 80k but has run 50k in sub 4:30). Lisa Spink has indicated she will be there to defend her title and Taff Trail should be there. A late fee of $20 applies to entries in the 80k after April 26. If less than ten entered by then I may consider cancelling the 80k."
Eeek! You want to run that event not see it cancelled. Perhaps some lobbying needs to be done to make sure it goes ahead?
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