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Maximum threshold run day

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This morning started with a short warm up followed by a 2 km maximum effort before heading to Glasshouse Rocks Beaches for another set of 2 x3km efforts, again at maximum threshold at low tide on fast, firm sand. Back at home a long warm down recovery run.. weather overnight rain, cool to warm, light winds.

Glasshouse Rocks Beach Intervals 2 x3km

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Morning trip to Glasshouse Rocks Beaches for a set of 2 x 3km Intervals racing Munchkin the Border Collie.at dead low tidevat maximum threshold.. weather cool to warm, full sun. Bach at home another maximum threshold effort.

rainy day ; Glasshouse Rocks Beach

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Lots of rain overnight and miserable grey skies, this morning a trip south for a set of 3 x 2km beach Intervals racing Munchkin the Border Collie. After the session we joined the local run group for another r5km run around Narooma.

Glasshouse Rocks Beach Intervals 3 x 2km

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Morning trip to Glasshouse Rocks Beaches for a set of 2 x 3km Beach Intervals at low tide. Weather thunder and lightning early clearing off briefly with another round of storms brewing at 830am Best to stay indoors until it clears...

morning 17km Coast trail run

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This morning a drive south to run with my training partner along the coast to Dalmeny and return, a solid pace without trying too hard. Weather cool, some cloud, surprisingly not humid.. while I was running Munchkin and Milli the Border Collies had a play date

local 8km warm up Run : Glasshouse Rocks Beach Intervals 2 x 1km ; 3.5km Race Pace Effort

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Local 8km morning run from home before heading to Glasshouse Rocks Beaches for a set of 2 x1km beach Intervals on a rising tide. Back at home a 3.5km race pace effort and a short warm down. Weather cool to warm, full sun.

tuross head whale spotting: afternoon report 6th November

Once again the wind picked up at around2pm and the whales became very active putting on a show for over 30 minutes.     More whales active late afternoon once the wind picked up, still no sign of whale Spotting near its end,with a number of whales still passing through. So happy I made the short walk to the whale lookout before calling it dinner time.

Morning 12km run,; whale and Dolphin spotting

All runs from home today, 12km first run, second run a race pace effort of 4km followed by a warm down where we spotted two humpback whales out to sea and a pod or dolphins close to shore and another pair of humpback whales not far behind. Weather full Sun, no wind.

local Morning 11km run : Warm Down

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Tide against us this morning, no Beach running until the next tide cycle. This morning a10km run from home followed by a recovery run. In the afternoon a second run. Weather warm, no  wind.overnight rain left a few puddles this morning with the sun drying things out by early morning.

early morning 6km run ; Glasshouse Rocks Beach; Golf course,: long warm down

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Early morning 6km run from home before heading to Glasshouse Rocks Beaches for a set of 3 x 2km efforts racing Munchkin the Border Collie. back at home a long warm down, in the afternoon a second run.

Early morning 6km Run pea soup fog

Today an early morning 6km run from home before heading to Glasshouse Rocks Beaches for a set of 2 x 2km Intervals racing Munchkin the Border Collie on a rising tide. Weather a pea soup fog early before burning off mid-morning..  

Early morning 6km run ; Glasshouse Rocks Beaches

Early morning run from home before heading to Glasshouse Rocks Beaches for a set of 3 x 2km Intervals on a rising tide racing Munchkin the Border Collie. Weather pea soup fog early before burning off mid-motnong.

all terrain run 17km ; Whale Spotting

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Yesterday morning a road trip to meet up with my training partner for a 17km run on all types of terrain along the coast including golf course, single track and lots of hills. Weather full sun, warm... After the run a play date for Munchkin and Milli the Border Collies and to finish off some must do chores, seeing to the fitting of a set of new tyres for my vehicle to help keep me safe on the roads. New Day:Heavy thunderstorms yesterday evening and overnight into this morning, storms still active out to sea. After a warm up run from home a drive to Glasshouse Rocks Beaches for a set of 2 x 2km Intervals at low tide racing Munchkin the Border Collie. Back at home a long warm down included spotting a whale or two active on the horizon. In the afternoon a second run.

Local Morning 5km Run ; Glasshouse Rocks Beach Intervals 2 x 3km ; Long Warm Down ; Maximum Threshold Hill Loop ; Whale Spotting

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5km run from home before heading to Glasshouse Rocks with Munchkin the Border Collie for a set of 2 x 3km Intervals at dead low tide Racing Munchkin the Border Collie at Maximum Threshold.Weather mostly sunny, warm, light winds. In the afternoon I did a second threshold run on my Hill Loop and spied a couple of humpback whales off Shore.I had given up on the whales this week but the odd stragler is still coming past. It has been a great whale spotting season. Soon enough the Whales will start moving north again.