T-4...

Last day at work tomorrow - yippee :-) Which reminds me - if you have my work email address or mobile phone number, delete it!

It's been a weird week. I returned to the office on Monday after the mountaineering course feeling like I had been away from it for a month; there really is something to be said for having a holiday or break that is so far removed from everyday life. My head is now well & truly in 'holiday-land'. My butterflies about the difficulty of Kokoda are not yet in formation - I realise that I had a really good, solid prep & that I am confident that I did all that I could have. But of course this isn't always enough to settle those usual last minute I-haven't-done-enough-training panic attacks.

Tuesday
AM - easy 45mins run - 6.25k - av. 6:55m/k
I ran only on PE as my HR monitor - and the rest of my mountaineering gear - remained unpacked in a big pile on the floor in the rumpus room. T'was slow going but that's ok.

Wednesday
AM - 35mins ride incl 5 x 2min efforts
While still watching the climb up the Col de la Croix de Fer during this year's TdF. Next year's race could be on by the time I get to watch the end of this stage....

Thursday
AM - easy 35mins run - 5.33k - 6:35m/k - 141BPM
My last 4-something AM training session for 6 months! Woohoo!! Alas, it's not the last time I see 4-something AM - I need to be at the airport on Monday morning by 4:30am! No strength session again (argh!) due to a farewell lunch & too many others things to do.

Now for my trip, I have decided to start a separate blog to document my travels. I figured that my family and non-running friends won't be particularly interested in my training. I have no idea why - personally I think its fascinating ;-) I will certainly keep - and continue to use - this one as a record of my training over the next few months. But if you are interested in my travels, my travel-blog is here. Just don't bother checking it at the moment - I haven't got around to posting anything yet - but will over the weekend!

MTD:
Bike - 51.41k
Run - 34.08k
Hike - 47.85k