Mid Weekend Update

Oops - been a bit busy, hadn't realised I was so far behind in updating. Ahh, the joy of the quiet Sunday morning....at 5:28am before a race....

Thursday
With the focus on catching up on sleep, plus knowing Mister G and djl weren't going to be there, a difficult night's sleep plus the work going on at Rotary Park, I opted to sleep in rather than head down for repeats. I instead wandered down to the gym at lunch time and did a pretty similar session on the treadmill to the one I did on Tuesday.

I was planning to run in the evening, but Langer and Gilchrist leading the Australian fightback on Day 1 of the Perth test proved too tempting.

Friday
With a race on Sunday, elected to take a rest day

Saturday
Ran a mixed road and trail course up Berowra way with Kevin Tiller. It was a fairly relaxed hit out (that struggling line doesn't wash with me) over very varied terrain, with the fire trails very reminiscent (both in terms of surface and gradients) of the treacherous (read: I fell there) section of Six Foot between Deviation and the Caves Road crossing. Probably around 12km in about 1h 15m - there was a bit of walking through some sections.

Pottered down to Running Science, the new shoe store that just opened up in Rozelle near the Bay Run. Phil helped me out. I spent about an hour there, and tried about half a dozen shoes on their treadmill. They have a camera set up behind you to film your footstrike, and you see it live in front of you. It was fascinating to see the different effects of various types of shoe, particularly the working of the heel strike. We nattered about shoes and injuries (I've been carrying a touch of plantar fascitis - or however you mis-spell it) for a while, plus they had a TV showing the cricket. Not cheap, but considering the service that goes with the sale, tough to complain.

Sunday
Fair go - It's 5:39am. The SMC half isn't until 7! Last race of the year, but must confess to being a bit 'meh' about it. We'll see.