Flat time trial

Was reasonably pleased to run 38:13 as the course is not really that flat and the humidity was quite high.
Felt good breathing wise,legs couldn't turn any quicker and I'll have to work on basic speed to improve.

Fountains road

Slow run tonight,(49:14),with ongoing Right knee problem and also Right toes getting very hot and sore after 30mins.
Had Advil before and icing as I write.

6@6

Not quite as hot tonight and was pleased to run 23:07 feeling fresher after resting Sunday.

Adcock park

Speedwork tonight consisting of a 5km where bends were jogged and straights were ran at a fast pace.Could have mistakingly ran 13 laps and took 25:05.

Penrith Regatta Centre 10km

Missed training yesterday as giving knee a rest and also before 10km this morning.
Run went OK and was pleased to finish in 37:27-(compared to 37:56 last year).

Pony club

Terrigal Trotters run this morning in humid conditions.
Ran for about an hour and finished with toes so painful,I had to limp into the surf.
Will need to take time off to let the toes recover.

Fountains road

Another slow jog tonight after stretching,Advil and wearing orthotics.
50:06 with persisting right knee trouble.

Katandra

Few injury problems tonight so had to cut run short.

6@6

Hot conditions and probably my slowest time at 24:29.Not too concerned about time so much as injury.
Had Advil and wore orthotics again which seemed to be good for the knee which felt to be much improved from last week.

Adcock park

Speed work tonight consisting of 5,4,3,2,1 laps with 400mt jog recovery.
Done in 7:46,6:07,4:??,2:55,1:24.
Had an Ibrubprofin beforehand and wore orthotics.
Knee was quite sore but not nearly as bad as before and definite signs of improvement-maybe.

Fountains road

Slowest time yet tonight.
Dug out some old,(1989),orthotics and tried them in a desperate bid to cure Right knee.
They felt pretty uncomfortable and even running at such a slow pace was hard going.

Somersby loop

Ran from somersby for a group run of about 25km.
Starting on road and finishing doing a couple of GNW climbs.
Ran about 2:20.Knee was quite sore at finish but toes did last longer then usual
before hurting,(about 2 hours).

Marks run

Trotters run today.
Knee was not as bad.Weather was good and apart from the steep hills felt good.Ran for about an hour.

Fountains road

Slow again tonight with Right knee not showing imrovement.46:51 in quite warm conditions.

Katandra lap

Knee was sore to begin and was running on reserve from the start-but great running in a thunderstorm which cooled things down nicely.Was very slow at 1:30:55 struggling to climb the uphill sections.

6@6

Warm one tonight.I ran steady and was pleased with my 23:47 but even more pleased that the knee wasn't as sore as yesterday.

Knackered knee

Went down to Adcock park but after the warm up 30 min jog decided knee was too sore to do any speedwork.

Katandra

Set off with the intention of running to the lookout at Katandra-then returning but as I was feeling sprightly when I arrived at the lookout decided to jog a 30 min lap also.
I wasn't feeling quite as sprightly when I emerged from the lap,weighed down by my sweat drenched cotton tee shirt and feeling decidedly queesy.
Made it home in 1:29:03 which considering the humid conditions was not too bad.
The right knee still is "locking up"particularly at the start of the run and hopefully will be resolved soon.

Katandra

2 laps of Katandra reserve in 2:08.
Was very tired hence only started after 9am.Managed injuries OK and even if very slow happy to get a longer run done.

North Avoca lake

Slow short Trotters run this morning.Jogged around the lake and put a bit of an effort in towards the finish but at least injuries seem to have eased all round.
Only ran about 40 mins.

Fountains road

Ran better tonight-in 43:05.

As my blister heals I realised that the Mizuno shoes I've been wearing have a re-inforced band that lies along the site of the blisters-also to compound matters-the Mizuno logo is on the direct outside making the issue even worse-no wonder I blistered there!.

Fountains road

Can't sit or bend knee but did manage to jog for 45:32.
Knee was sore whilst running but.

Injury

Showing no signs of getting better soon.

Injury

Right leg around knee still very sore and blister quite bad.

Injury list

Right knee didn't get better overnight and is as it was after the Cities marathon in 2006-which took a long time off.
Also blister to Left instep quite bad.

Round the Bay

Was pleased to knock a couple of mins of my pb today running 2:36:30

Toes were great-much improvement.

Did get a couple of blisters to the sides of the feet-probably from over tightening laces/worn socks.

Dingo Run

Ran for about 1 hour (1/2 hr turn around),
pretty easy pace as Around the Bay tomorrow.

Fountains road

Slow jog this morning in 49:18.
Right knee still a problem but otherwise fine.

Beyond the Black Stump

33KM Fat Ass run this morning from Berowra.
I was pleased to finish OK in 3:15:00.
Pretty warm conditions and a great turn out of prospective 6' trackers.
Toes were sore from 1:25 but NOT AS SORE which is great progress.
The wait and ferry rides gave them a few mins recovery and this got me through
for a great start to 2009.Great to see a few fellow Coasters there too.