Monday 8th August - no training.  Amazing to realise that it is now less than 3 months away - 90 days to race day.

Tuesday - a scary session.  3x1600m sprints.  Tryig to work out where to run.  My schedule this week is crazy, so my only option timewise was directly after work and before my 2 evening meetings.  The weather has been very wet, so although I wasn't rained on this time, the ground is very boggy.  I was going to do most of it running many many laps at Kensington Oval, but the gravel track was flooded on the western side, and the ground around it completely boggy and waterlogged.  And there were school footballers training and I dodged a couple of wayward footballs, but did get hit by one.  So 2/3 lap there was enough.  I thought I'd use the primary school oval, and my 2nd sprint was there.  But again, the eastern (and lower) end of the oval was very muddy, so it was impossible to keep running as fast as I should have in that part of the oval.  I headed back out onto the streets for the 3rd piece, and was able to run more comfortably doing a big block around Kensington Park without needing to dodge traffic.   So my times were 6.50, 7.29 and 7.10  That first one was on pace - 4.0 min/km but the second one was too slow at almost 4.30 pace.  My HR was not as high as I would have liked, but I think the cold weather and my busy work schedule will keep that down a little.

Wednesday - massage - thank you, thank you, thank you Hartmutt.  So needed - those right glutes are a little testy right now.

Thursday - 11.2 km with 5km at tempo.  It felt quite hard today.

Friday - my daughters seventh birthday - Happy Birthday Milla Mouse.    And a foam roller session.

Saturday - woken early by a child with ear pain (at 4.30!!!) so when I wasn't asleep again by 5:30 I got up and ran.  It was really the best option for this busy, busy weekend.  Milla's birthday party today, Luca's soccer, Charlie's SALA exhibition opening, a neice to stay last night, an airport run this afternoon, a mother in law to stay tonight, a birthday surprise session with the panda's early tomorrow (at the zoo at 8am!!) and some family time in between.  Phew.  This is the first time I have had to miss yoga because the family commitments, so I have done pretty well, and I will try to get some more stretching in (hey - I did when I took Milla to the Dr this morning to get her finger dressing changed - she cut it badly last weekend so needs to spend 2 weeks keeping the finger dry and redressed every few days).

So, the run itself was 16 km from home, up to Collinswood, along Portrush Rd to Toorak Gardens and back through to Rose Park, Norwood and home.  Dead on 16km.  Maintained the required pace very comfortably (which is the aim) - 5.25 per km with a HR below 150 all the way.  Easy peasy, and back home by 7.15, ready for my brother in law to come for breakfast at 7.30 ;)

Sunday - A walk around the zoo, a family hike up at Morialta and a walk to work in the afternoon to take the cupcakes in for sale.  We call it 'recovery'!