14km Run

http://runkeeper.com/user/adrianmiles/activity/25395697

1:19:39
Avg Pace: 5:41min/km
Avg HR: 143 (76%)
Max HR: 160 (85%)

Fairly easily run 14km. Left calf is causing problems. Went to acupuncture today but am thinking I should take tomorrow off. Have quite a strong addiction to getting a run in, which is both positive and negative. Positive because the motivation is high to get the mileage up and to get the work done - but negative because I am more inclined to push through/cause an injury because I'm chasing numbers. My head and legs say take the day off, my emotional response is to keep going but ease off on the intensity. Will have a look at the schedule and re-plan the rest of the week.

8km Run

http://runkeeper.com/user/adrianmiles/activity/25309331

41:50
Avg Pace: 5:13min/km

Pretty solid run after yesterdays long run. Not sure what's going on, but my Monday recovery runs end up having a bit of pace to them. Despite being a bit sore and tight (especially left side) I still managed to kick a few good splits including a 4:27 final km. Weird. Actually the last 5km was sub 25mins which is quite fast for me.

20km Trail Run

http://runkeeper.com/user/adrianmiles/activity/25211051

2:04:29
Avg Pace: 6:14km/min

Entry to Wollemi National Park, East Kurrajong

Run up the road from my parents in the Wollemi National Park. Run is downhill for about 25mins before having to cross Wheeny Creek and then about another 25mins of uphill running. I got a bit freaked out by the initial descent and misjudged how long it would take me to get back up the hill. I had planned to do an hour out and an hour back, but turned back at the 50min point. Came back down the hill about 5mins quicker than when I went up. Had a nice climb of about 150m over 2km coming back and took a little detour down a fire trail before getting myself scared that I'd get lost out in the bush! Got back to the car in about 1:40 so turned around and headed back for another 25minutes.

Good to hit some decent hills for a change. No traffic, no other runners! Ran in the Lunars which seemed fine mostly. Few blisters, but nothing major. Saw a nice burning, bright orange sunrise through the trees, but then the weather just settled into an overcast humid morning. Some nice views out over the National Park which stretches on and on.

View out over the valley

4km Easy

04/02/11

http://runkeeper.com/user/adrianmiles/activity/25049732

35:50
Avg Pace: 6:23min/km

A slow 4km to work on recovery and get a few extra km's in the legs. Stopped a km short as I was feeling uncomfortable. Have been hitting the calves with the heat pack a lot to try and loosen them up.

14km Run + 2km Barefoot Recovery

AM: http://runkeeper.com/user/adrianmiles/activity/24977480

1:16:14
Avg Pace: 5:26min/km

Pretty decent. Felt a little slow and wasn't exerting myself overly, perhaps because I was comparing to Tuesday's 1:05 13k. Ran again in the Lunars without issue.

PM: http://runkeeper.com/user/adrianmiles/activity/25010245

A very easy 15min recovery barefoot effort. Legs feel very fatigued from the mornings run. Have run in some form for five consecutive days. I'm thinking about doing my long run up in the mountains somewhere this week. But we'll see - I enjoy running around the water here too, but really need some hills soon.

5km Slow/Recovery

http://runkeeper.com/user/adrianmiles/activity/24896909

34:03
Avg Pace: 6:44min/km

Just out to turn the legs over. Didn't feel good at all after yesterdays quick run. Got to work on proper recovery. Icing calves now. Wore my old Free 3.0

13km Steady State

http://runkeeper.com/user/adrianmiles/activity/24813908

1:04:24
Avg pace: 4:57min/km

Good, solid run. Always nice to be averaging under 5min km's. Used a heat pack on my calves before heading out which made a difference I think. Ran in the Lunaracers without issue.

This week I've gotten my entries in for the Coastal Classic 29km and the Mt Solitary 25km too.