Week 6...

30/6 – 13k Parklands cruise. 1hr 20min 9sec. 249m gain.It was weird waking up this morning and not running! Kinda nice though to be able to relax and kick back with a book and a coffee though. Work was ridiculously buzy and it is getting a little stressful but I am just trying to take one moment at a time! I was hankering for my run in the arvo, excited it was my last run for Run for the Sun and I was going to achieve my goal! I always feel a little lethargic running in the afternoons but it was a really nice arvo hit out at Parklands, all be it with a super cold wind! So so proud of my efforts for Run for the Sun…..hopefully I will have won it but not 100% sure yet? 500km in a month might just take it! Gold!1/7 – 12k Speedy Legs. 59min 30sec. 48m gain.Had another hectic day at work after a nice morning relaxing, trying to hide from the cold! Work is just so buzy at the moment, I am doing what I can to get through everything and to tell you the truth, I just hang out for my arvo run to clear my head. I went out at a steady pace and was kinda surprised when I turned around in 31min and change. I then decided to try and negative split my run and started knocking off some decent k’s. Then, half way home, I realised that if I really got into it, that a sub 60min 12k was on the books. Hook in son! The legs turned over nicely and I finished with plenty of time to spare! Got home, relaxed, cooked two dinners and kicked back for the night. A good day, and enjoying being able to run in some sunshine…..even if the breeze is still cold!2/7 – 9.2k First attempt Tibrigagen. 1hr 6min 44sec. 326m gain.I had another nice morning relaxing getting ready for the day. Work was buzy and all I could think about all day was my arvo run and exploration of Tibrigagen! I head out there after knocking off and got into it. I got about half way up to the slabs and then started the scrumbling. I started climbing (yes CLIMBING) the near vertical slabs and got to a crux I wasn’t sure what way to go. I started heading sideways and again came to a spot I wasn’t sure where to go. I all honesty I was pretty scared but I kept on for a while, scraping myself up fairly well and sketchin out at times. I came to a standstill and vertical up and down and decided I needed to head back the way I came. I ass dragged down the near vertical face and ended up bush wackin down some super technical scree before finding my way back to the trail. I then ran a loop of Tibro and then head out another track. I ended up on some of the Glasshouse run course which was super fun. I found my way to a beautiful lookout but had no battery left in my phone to take a pic. I kept on, before turning around and heading back. All in all it was a crazy exciting, scary day! I drove home with a smirk on my face at what I had just done. Lessons learnt….don’t go to a full on hectic summit on your own without someone who has done it before and keep the phone charged, just in case! Lessons learnt before my next attempt! Great day out!3/7 – 12km Bellinger goal achieved. 1hr 7min 31sec. 252m gain.After a bit of a hard day at the office yesterday (or rather on the rock!) my legs were a little weary today. That being said, I was pretty darn stoked that I was able to grind away and achieve of my goals of running the whole way up another summit being Bellinger Road. I set myself a challenge of building my fitness and climbing to a level that I am able to run all the summits up Buderim. Even though they are on road, they are still a reasonably long grind and at times steep. One at a time, good times ahead! The rest of the day was good and buzy and had a fun arvo with the girls. I took Pria for a ride and she loved it! Cant wait for more of these days ahead with the girls…..too cute for their own good! A nice day out!4/7 – 17km Crosby Hill Road summit and loop. 1hr 33min 44sec. 313m gain.Went out for an early jaunt this morning and wanted to have a crack at the little loop I made up. Was super stoked to run the whole of Crosby Hill Road, another one of the Buderim summits. I felt a bit crook toward the top (had nothing to do with me sucking wind!) but powered on and got there. The rest of the run was nice too. A good outing. The rest of the day was fun, especially in the arvo. I bought Pria the Croons movie and we all watched it together (Corle, Pria and I) and Corle was hilarious! She was SO hypo and copying the movie! Just was the funniest I have seen her in a long time! The rest of the night was good and Tegs was out running trails with Jason and Anna, so nice and cruisy. Looking forward to a fun weekend!5/7 – 15k Flat University Road. 1hr 22min 34sec. 51m gain.This morning I head out for a quick scoot and decided to stick to a little flatter ground due to some heavy legs and knowing I was going for a good trail hit out in the morning. Was a nice cruisy run and was nice to take it a little easy on the flatter ground. Afterward, we head down to the Goldy for the Marathon Expo. I was there to help out with Run Queensland promote the Blackall 100 run. It was a great day and I got to catch up with a heap of old friends, new ones and hand out some of my new business cards. I was also stoked to get hooked up with my sponsor Injinji Performance Products with some new Injinji socks and new Ultimate Direction Handheld bottles. So stoked! Check them out for your run gear! A fun day and a good adventure. Looking forward to a good run tomorrow with Jason.6/7 – 17km Amazing Kondilla Falls Route. 2hr 15min 59sec. 731m gain.What an amazing morning! I went to the wrong carpark….AGAIN when meeting Jason and Anna but we eventually met up. The route was incredible! I LOVED it and know from this little snippit that the Blackall course is going to be something awesome! We did a nice cruisy 17k before I had to get home for church. We had a great time there and then a beautiful lunch with Dave and Eve at a new café at Caloundra called The Green House. Beautiful lunch. We had a buzy arvo getting some more unpacking done and then a nice night relaxing. A good day (minus some testing moments with the kid this arvo) but a good weekend overall! Has been a good drop back week with some great variation and some new routes explored……lookin forward to bumping things up again next week before starting a taper for Flinders. YES!As a side note, tomorrow marks 10weeks out from Glasshouse 100! I am planning to really clean up my diet and step things up in that regard. Training has been going great and most other things, I just really want to clean up my heath even more, lean up and be 100% in the right place, health wise, physically, mentally and emotionally for Glasshouse! Will be tough but looking forward to the challenge.Week Total – 95.6km. 9hr 47min. 1966m gain.