Time for Recovery

Earlier this year, I ran the Vets Half Marathon.

That was run following the Bush Capital 25kms event.

Now their are events quickly following each other:-

14th October - Orroral Valley 20kms
21st October - Bulls Head Challenge

So there is not much recovery time from one weekend to the next.

However, last Saturday, I ran West and Central Basin 20kms, today I ran 23 kms, which leaves 9 days recovery time for Orroral Valley.

Now, to plan the runs in between the weekend events, so I'll be left reasonably fresh on the day.

Today, was a milder day, so the long run was at The Cotter, lots of families at the playground both before and after the run, not much wind at the top of the trails, and cooling water in Padovans and Vanities Crossings, good to drink (I have a cast iron stomach) and to help cool the head. Noticed that the trails which previously had a good gravel cover, were a little lacking in gravel, could not be rain washing it off, the gravel must have been blown away by the wind.

There were also some puddles along the way beside the trails, but the bigger puddles (small dams) didn't have much water.

When climbing out of Vanities, wondered what it would feel like at the end of the Bulls Head Challenge on 21st October.

Will find out for real in a couple of weeks time.

Until Next Time