58km RIDE PB!

Sunday 24/9/06 Cycled 58km on mtb in 2hr 36.24 forgot to get HR but I think 160's to 180's...splits; 1hr15.52/1.26.32..Beechboro to Canning HWY bridge near Raffles course....improved about 6 minutes on my effort on this course on 13th August...Good solid ride....Only took the one gatorade....got a little dehydrated was shattered (very tired/worn out) at the end of this ride...worked very hard into headwind on the way back....But very happy!!!!!

Saturday 23/9 2x1250m (5.45/5.36) HR's 168/180... at Ottawa Park...5minute rests...put in entry for Freo 5km but after being out late at Steves bucks nite the night before found it too hard to get going the next morning and did the 58km ride which I think was of a lot more value to me at this time....although I kinda ache to race as I have not raced since Perth Marathon in July....its been too long....however can't see it happening for awhile yet....the 6 INCH 45km is a must for me....but not sure what other races I can get to this year....
Friday 22/9 Ran 3.25km 14.45 HR 171 good cruisy run...to start the morning off...went on the Ottawa Park course that KL wanted to walk to and run on in the last week or so....

another of my dastardly schemes begins to materialize...

Well I have been extremely slack about not training so far in the first 4 days of this week after my 27km run breakthrough with the B-team on the weekend...I have been way too tied up with work interviews, trying to work out how KL and I are going to pay for the wedding expenses etc...Really need to keep Matthew 6:33-34 in mind... (I shared this with Steve, Tim and Rob while getting stuck into some disgustingly unhealthy but deliciously tasting croissants and cafe latte last week....) which was also the day that FREO beat the demons in the AFL Freo way to go!.....now for Sydney....

but I digress...back to the main topic of this post...which is my latest dastardly scheme to try and get paid to get fit....I have just completed training for a job as a meter reader....so managed to spend the last two days and about 7 hours walking around streets and up hills in the rain and the sun as quick as possible reading as many meters as posssible....and getting 100% accuracy I hope...so now I should be able to get paid to walk 20km a day 4-5 days a week at a speed that should get the heart rate into the 120's so it will be similiar intensity to a long slow! distance or more accurately an over-distance session...same as when I was delivering junkmail in 2005...so this should give me the "junk miles" I need with no impact issues that I would get with running....but also will pay the rent and the bills at the same time....I think this one unlike junk mail and basketball umpiring really has the potential to be an excellent occupation that complements my training for six-inch Track 45km in December a lot! AND encourages me towards a healthier,fitter lifestyle again....and assists to retaining a good level of sanity despite all the hassles and expenses of the WEDDING....which are am fast beginning to dread and anticipate with joy in equal biblical proportions simultaneously....

Have been listening to Mortifications Scrolls of the Megilloth on the way to work which has really been the perfect mood for me lately....looking forward to hearing the new Grave Forsaken album; Beside the river of Blood....These guys are now officially the alltime total christian metal legends of Perth after opening for Mortification last month and this month they are playing with Parameacium at Blackstump...way to go!
and go FREO!!!!! toooo.....

will I get to the Freo 5k this weekend...unfortunately I think the same scenario as the Gwelup race last week and every other race I meant to do....(coulda,woulda,shoulda etc...) is likely to rear its ugly head again...as the monster that is my wedding and my work and whatever else, eats away any chance of me getting to a race again.....hopefully this new meter reading job is the answer I have been looking for and after the wedding things will stabilise and I can finally get after some races the way I want to.....

Darlington 27.3km run with B-Team

Saturday 16/9/06 AM; Ran about 27.3km in 3 hours 4 min 49secs
HR 141 with WAMC B-Team group from Darlington to Sawyers Rd and back...
We took several 5-10minute breaks along the way so pretty cruisy and probably running about 6minutes per km or a little faster...perfect pace for me...not a race but good solid long slow distance work....

Distance was a big jump for me as I have not run more than 10km since Perth Marathon at beginning of July, but my long rides helped me to stick at it...very sore yesterday but not too bad today...

Friendly bunch of people and enjoyed running with them, plan to be there again in coming weeks...very nice place to run (gravel trails in the bush) and very motivating just what I needed to get my six-Inch prep 2006 started....

When I got home KL (my fiancee for only a few more weeks...as our wedding will take place in a few weeks time) wanted to go for a walk/run...so we did a short 32min worth and she ran for 8 minutes (about 900m)....which was great to see as its the most she has run for awhile (same as me earlier in the day)...plus the walk (I didn't run) helped me to get some of the stiffness out of my muscles from the long run earlier in the day...so it helped me too...
The next morning I was doing aerobics UGGGH the shame of it... with KL working my abs, gluteals,buttocks etc etc...actually think that helped me to reduce stiffness too...

Have to walk before we can run.....

Thursday 14/9 AM; Ran 2km in 9min 02 seconds HR 180. Great way to freshen up in the morning...a solid 2km run on my Hull park course...pushed the pace a bit...keen to go do some intervals...but keep getting sidetracked onto other activities...also did 200 Ab crunches...

Tuesday 12/9/06 Walked 4.75km with KL in the evening in 49min 55...She is getting motivated again because she wants to be in good shape for the wedding...which is only a month away now....

Reloading again with 26km ride,10.5km run & kickin footy

Monday 11/9/06; Ran 10.5km in 60min 17 HR 162...3.5km splits; 19.07/21.00/20.10.....Thorburn Park/Reid Highway course...It rained the whole way and from about 3.5km to 7km the rain got very heavy....Felt so much better for it though.... especially after a shower to wash all the mud off me...Hoping to step things up this week with a lot more time available, (due to me being out of work AGAIN! as of last week...) and maybe have a bit of a dash in the Freo 5km/10km race...Once KL and I get through the wedding on 14th October hopefully a lot of things will be easier and I can put in some good sessions in late October/early November as preparation for Six Inch Track....Also have replaced my New Balances with numero III pair of NB's as the ones I used for Perth Marathon 2005, 2006 and Six Inch 2005 were looking a bit worn out....



Sunday 10/9/06;
Cycled 26km in 1hr 17min Beechboro to Mt Lawley and back..HR 144...Good solid much-needed ride....
Tried out hydration Bladder MK III (I broke the first two)...in my trusty DMH Hydration pack...which worked very well....I am going to need this for Six Inch Track 45km Ultra on December 17th....and it will be handy for when I mountainbike the 65km of Waterous with Dave & Nate in a few weeks time...The $55 I spent on the new Deuter hydration bladder so far looks to be a good investment...also stocked up on hammer Gels and GU's the other day while at Runners World shop...

Then walked 4.5km briskly with KL for 42min 58...HR 108...But of great benefit to KL....

Saturday 9/9/06;
Kickin footy again with Steve and others at half time of the Freo versus Adelaide AFL finals...See dockerland.com and afl.com.au

Recently got my Perth Marathon 2006 photos so plan to post these on my Geocities Blog soon...See http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/7549/runmara2006blog.html

76km ride (my second longest)

Sunday 27/8/06
Cycled 76km in 3hr 53min from Beechboro to Berrigan Drive (South Lakes) and back...but reduced it by 8km...(caught train from mt lawley to Bassendean) cos I had to get home to watch western derby on TV which FREO dominated !!!!!yeaaah...alright.......

My second longest ride ever and would have been 84km (about the same as my longest ride ever ...the one from Joondalup to Cottesloe and back 3/12/2003), if I had ridden all the way back cos my cateye cycle computer said 42km when I stopped at Berrigan drive for a Gatorade...saw someone with an Ironman triathlon top on while coming back alongside the Kwinana freeway....
Also another cyclist on an expensive racer (not like my creaky mountainbike)and UK top? hooning past lots of sights and sounds a little dehydrated by end and used a GU...very nice too I think I like the taste even more than the hammer Gels...

Decided not to run the Perth City to Surf this year although I did enter on Friday 25/8, I felt a bit of a twinge in the achilles while having a bit of a kick to kick of the footy with KL on the evening of 26/8...so decided not to risk achilles, and to ride (the 76km) instead of run the 12km City to Surf...which I am convinced was a better option on the day....

Wednesday 30/8 went for an early morning 2km run (9min 46...HR 168) to Hull Park and back before getting ready for work...

Sunday 3/9;
Been busy being a marshal for WA Marathon Club for the 5km support event (for the Perth Half Marathon) no time to train this weekend as yet busy watchin footy and helpin KL get ready for her hair trial for wedding and Fathers Day things so far today...other big news is I have to get a new job again cos I couldnt hit the KPI targets at work....(Key Performance Indicators...) ....41 days until wedding.....

Kicked the footy with Dad for half an hour at Wungong on Fathers Day, a lot of fun kicking torps,stabs, drop punts, drop kicks, screw kicks and bananas...running a bit and some serious marking..a good sweatsoaked time..First time for awhile I have had a really good solid game of kick to kick...although I did have a bit of a kick to kick with my fiancee KL the other week...also met some yamatji people from mullewa there also...a nice unique afternoon that made me feel like I was half my age again (i.e about 16)...nice....