MON 10 FEB
AM | 10.0km, 120m VG, 44min – easy road run

Easy-moderate pace road run - went the extra sleep option and skipped the usual Chisel Runners group.

TUE 11 FEB
AM | 9.2km, 250m VG, 72min – easy group trail run

Gold Coast Trail Runners’ “Trail Run Tuesday” run. Easy group trail run with lots of breaks.

WED 12 FEB
AM | 14.2km, 1025m VG, 1hr 48min – mid-week long trail run

Started and finished at Polly’s doing the Wunburra & Wild Cattle Spurs loop and coming up the backside of Polly’s climb. My legs were heavy, but aerobic system felt good. I hiked most of the steep uphills, keeping the HR steady.

THU 13 FEB
PM | 20min - TRX

An unscheduled running rest day. I just wasn’t feeling it this morning so I hit snooze, rolled over and went back to sleep.

I did do a short strength session late afternoon, all on the TRX.

FRI 14 FEB
AM | 14.8km, 205m VG, 1hr 28min – easy group road run

A couple of easy kms before hooking up with the Chisel Runners for the usual Friday morning group run. A little longer group session today which was kind of good because I was slow leaving the house this morning!

SAT 15 FEB
AM | 2km, nil VG, 10min – (warm up) road run
AM | 5km, nil VG, 17min 20sec – Kirra parkrun
AM | 2km, nil VG, 12min – (cool down) road run

I haven’t done any faster running in a LONG time, so I headed down to Kirra parkrun to spin the legs over. Legs felt heavy, cardio felt awesome. Pretty happy with the time given almost all training has been aerobic over the last 10 weeks.

SUN 16 FEB
AM | 27.5km, 1355m VG, 3hr 19min – long trail run

Pretty easy paced, hiked some steeps, kept heart rate aerobic for the majority. Legs were heavy coming up Apple Tree Stairs to the finish, but otherwise felt pretty good. Included what is probably my favourite trail at the moment (Apple Tree Park to Purlingbrook Falls).

TOTAL
Running | 84.7km, 2960m VG, 9hr 10min
Cross-training | 20min
Total time | 9hr 30min

Another solid week of climbing and time on feet, plus the addition of a quicker effort run. I managed to squeeze in one strength session, but I’d love to consistently hit three per week. Sleep quality was an improvement this week on last – and I feel better for it.

See you out there – Juddy