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The older I get the better I was... but after many years of idle burrowing the candle of desire is still burning and I have come to realise that running is as much a part of me as my heart and lungs... In Christmas 2008 I was 82kg and was not running a step..This is my journey , the journey of the wombat...Dogged...determined...persistent...and maybe a little grumpy.. but like the wombat my journey is territorial, its about running and I am going to work to protect it...Come along for the ride and see if I can become the wombat warrior. 2009 was a mixed bag for the wombat's journey.A top ten placing in both the Bridges and the City Surf brought a small sense of achievement but also a degree of frustration.... I think I can do better and better I will in 2010. A better run in the Busso Half iron man in support of TV in his swim and bike ride and that was about the extent of my racing. Lets see what happens in 2010 as "My journey Continues". Now in 2011 the wombat will continue his journey, but not alone the wombat has a youngling who knows how to dig. 2015 and its a new beginning , time goes on and the journey to the 2016 World Masters is under way.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

The Wombat Goes Long....Sunday Run

Sunday 12th am.. Helena Valley: Ventured out of my burrow and drove down to Helena valley to run with the young gun Carter. Pace was steady throughout, in fact it was tough. What made it harder was watching Carter cover the distance like it was a walk in the park. (Secretly was looking for a rock to through at him but I am too busy trying to breathe and keep up). Went out along the lower pipeline from the bottom of the bitumen, although Carter ran from the school to the bottom, to the climb that joins the Helena trail with the Kep track or heritage trail. Turned right and headed back down along this into Darlington, Boya then across the quarry and back up to Clayton road before heading back to our starting point.

Had to reach for the puffer a couple of times on some of the climbs but at least this time I had it with me, starting to wonder if there is some other underlying health issue or maybe its just that out in the valley at the moment its just not conducive for people with asthma to be running.. My legs tired a little towards the closing stages and the last 20 minutes were tough going despite it being downhill. This is also the longest run I have done in my orthodics.. Achilles faired well and I completed my 90 heel drops at level 1 this morning. Have to do these again tonight…Distance 15 miles.


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3 comments:

  1. Courtney CarterApril 12, 2009 at 1:22 AM

    super run today coach. now you're up the hill twice, the rest is a formality :)

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  2. trailblazer777April 12, 2009 at 1:52 AM

    sounds like a top class long run! was on the easy flattish part of the darlington trail for 4 hours myself yesterday.

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  3. SiBoApril 12, 2009 at 4:22 AM

    "(Secretly was looking for a rock to through at him". Freudian slip? Run him through?

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