Dog Trap Loop

In cool conditions ran 1:08:16 for a best time over this course.Felt good running Right leg problems the only negative sustaining damage on the steep descent at the base of Mangrove road - knee iced after.

Speedwork/6@6

Tuesday night was speed work at Adcock park.
5 X 1000m with 2 min recovery.Ran 3:38,3:31,3:31:3:32,3:33.First 3 felt OK last too a bit tired but generally felt pretty good.
Wednesday night 6@6 .Felt really good tonight and was pleased with a 22:47-slightly slower but on the back of last nights session I've got to be pleased.Also Right knee and ankle both felt improved.

Fountains road

Pretty quick 42:58 tonight.
Slightly inflamed tendon on Right foot and had to ice runners knee but otherwise felt good.

Trotters & Bathurst half marathon

Saturday morning was The Round Drive run from The Haven after a short Anzac Day service.
Then home to pack for trip over to Bathhurst.
Sunday morning and a pleasing 83:23,(4th place),in the Half in windy conditions.

Fountains road

Slow run tonight,(51:30),partly to rest,partly because I felt stuffed.

Wed/Thurs

6@6 last night.7 second P.B.of 22:32 felt good.
Tonight.Dog Trap loop.1:11:27-Less then 2 mins off my best so have got to be pleased.
Toes again showing great improvement now.

Tuesday is cheap Pizza day at Eagle Boys....

After the run last night had a sore Left,yes Left knee which I still had in the morning.
Decided Pizza , beer and a rest tonight.

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Sat/Sun/Mon

Decided to head down to Canberra to reckie the 50km course for next year as I'm 49 and 11 months this year just a bit too early for the over 50's category.
Got down to Canberra and jogged over,(from the city centre),to registration for a late entry and jogged back.
Sunday.Toes really were improved and felt great leading to a pleasing 3:29 for the 50km.
Monday.Fountains road 51:21 Right knee a little sore but generally feeling pretty good.

Rest/Fountains road

Spent a little too long on P.C. Thursday alvo-got dark-didn't bother going for run.
Today I did Fountains road in 46:41-bit tired and ploddy.

6@6

6@6 Tonight.
Didn't expect to run well but was quite pleased to run 23:21.Although 40 secs off my last run a couple of weeks ago considering the toe problems at the weekend was good.I did go over again on Right ankle today,again at work,not running connected.

Adcock Park

Bit of a compromise speedwork session tonight as someone forgot to turn on the lights.
Was happy with the short session though as not feeling/running too well at the moment.
Right second toe seems to have a soft bone growth which is very sensitive and was even hurting after tonights short 13 min session.Bit of a pity as generally I feel O.K. and would love to be going down to Canberra for the 50k.

Fountains road

50:50 Slow jog in Air Max's.

Around the Bay

Not an easy run today.Used EMLA cream but unfortunately only seemed to make things worse by softening the skin on toes.At $A3400 per kilo think I'll be giving it a miss in future.
Once the pain had started at the hour mark slowed markedly to a pained shuffle by the end in 3:05:48.Now 7 months since the toe operation and little improvement for longer runs.

Dog Trap Loop

Having read "rocky firetrail" on the map of the new Trotters fiji run-decided it sounded too risky to run with a sprained ankle so opted for an extra hour in bed and a go at the Dog Trap loop run that I've been wanting to start running again.Turned out to be a very ordinary run in 1:16:06 definitely lacking fitness and tired.The right knee was a lot better though and the toes improving slowly as well so some positive signs.

Fountains road

Fountains road this morning at a really slow pace.
Was feeling tired even if I had a rare lie in.Ran in Air Max's which seemed better for the knee.
49:52.

Katandra

Managed to wrench ankle again at work,again coming down a ladder.
This time stepped on tread with only front of foot and weight forced ankle down finding more damaged ligaments on top of foot.
Ran to Katandra later in 51:45.Knee sore to begin with as usual now but felt OK otherwise and managed not to injure ankle whilst running.

Tues/wed

Did a bit of hill/speedwork on Tues.
Too tired to bother on Wed.

Katandra

Ran to lookout return in under 50 mins-not done that for a while.(49:59.1).
Forgot about daylight savings and finished in the dark.
Runners knee was bad to start-probably old Asics I wore yesterday.Apart from that felt good and improving.

Around the Bay

Managed to get around the course unscathed - ankle wise.Toes were again very sore particularly Right ones.Ran in old Asics that were great apart from toes and had ITB pain at Right knee after 2 hours.Managed to get some EMLA cream which hopefully will ease toe pain.
Run took 2:49:21 which was a big improvement over last week - still a long way to go.

Fat Mans run

Trotters run this morning.
Didn't do too well as I struggled on the hills but did manage to come through it unscathed which is the main consideration at the moment.

Ankle

No run.
Went over on ankle again-although not as bad as last time.I'ts still weak and sore.

Katandra

Ran up to the lookout at Katandra reserve in 52:04.
Right knee problamatic still,(iced later),apart from that felt pretty good.

6@6

After the forced lay off yesterday was pleased to run 22:39 tonight arriving a little late and only managing one quick warm up lap.
Ankle was great and with less off road the only problem areas were the couple of tight corners.