Last Monday morning I woke with fatigued & stiff legs & a sore butt after Team Sparta's little adventure on the Six Foot Track the day before. Recovery was critical last week ahead of my next adventure - hiking & camping on the Coastal Track in the Royal National Park hiking between Otford & Bundeena - this weekend just past.
Mon 8/8: After doing a bit of work in the morning, I took myself off for a swim about 9.30am. Almost empty pool = bliss. This was my first swim since my crash 2 months ago & probably only my 3rd swim since Husky in March :0 so to say it was a struggle would be accurate. Oh well, need to give a shoulder a chance to get used to the stress of swimming again before I do anything crazy distance wise. 750m
30mins of SMR once I got home.
Tues 9/8: I joined a Wild Women on Top group at Balmoral for 3hrs of rock scrambling, beach walking, stair climbing, strength work, chatting & laughter. Distance was only 7.1km but the difficulty was increased (significantly) by the 14.5kg pack I was carrying. Few better ways to start the day than looking out thru Sydney heads while rock scrambling. I *love* rock scrambling - it really puts me at the edge of, and occasionally beyond, my comfort zone. Unfortunately I only really have an opportunity to do when I am with WWoT.
Legs were surprisingly ok after Sunday's session on the Six Foot Track though some general fatigue was still evident.
30mins of SMR once home.
Wed 10/8: bad nights sleep. Bit worried about a blister on my foot which developed due to Sunday's bad sock choice & which was aggravated a bit yesterday.
Easy recovery & regeneration session around lunchtime - 15mins of cardio (5min bike/10mins easy strength exercises) followed by 30mins SMR. Nice!
Sat-Sun 13-14/8: Spent a wonderful weekend with a great group of Wild Women (on Top) walking (and camping) on the Coastal Track from Bundeena to Otford in the Royal National Park.
Too many things to comment other than it was a tough walk thanks to a bad nights sleep on Saturday night, a heavy pack (about 20kgs by Saturday afternoon when I had to take on some additional gear from someone else who wasn't well) carried over 31kms in total.
Mon 8/8: After doing a bit of work in the morning, I took myself off for a swim about 9.30am. Almost empty pool = bliss. This was my first swim since my crash 2 months ago & probably only my 3rd swim since Husky in March :0 so to say it was a struggle would be accurate. Oh well, need to give a shoulder a chance to get used to the stress of swimming again before I do anything crazy distance wise. 750m
30mins of SMR once I got home.
Tues 9/8: I joined a Wild Women on Top group at Balmoral for 3hrs of rock scrambling, beach walking, stair climbing, strength work, chatting & laughter. Distance was only 7.1km but the difficulty was increased (significantly) by the 14.5kg pack I was carrying. Few better ways to start the day than looking out thru Sydney heads while rock scrambling. I *love* rock scrambling - it really puts me at the edge of, and occasionally beyond, my comfort zone. Unfortunately I only really have an opportunity to do when I am with WWoT.
Legs were surprisingly ok after Sunday's session on the Six Foot Track though some general fatigue was still evident.
30mins of SMR once home.
Wed 10/8: bad nights sleep. Bit worried about a blister on my foot which developed due to Sunday's bad sock choice & which was aggravated a bit yesterday.
Easy recovery & regeneration session around lunchtime - 15mins of cardio (5min bike/10mins easy strength exercises) followed by 30mins SMR. Nice!
Sat-Sun 13-14/8: Spent a wonderful weekend with a great group of Wild Women (on Top) walking (and camping) on the Coastal Track from Bundeena to Otford in the Royal National Park.
Too many things to comment other than it was a tough walk thanks to a bad nights sleep on Saturday night, a heavy pack (about 20kgs by Saturday afternoon when I had to take on some additional gear from someone else who wasn't well) carried over 31kms in total.
Oh, and I took on 2 pieces of driftwood & lost - one took my feet out causing me to do a face plant on a beach, directly onto the 2nd piece which grazed my forehead.
Oh, and then there was the torrential rain on Saturday night which turned our campsite into a lake (literally) which had Sunday challenging; wet gear = even heavier packs & wet shoes = uncomfortable feet.
Will put some photos on FB in the next few days.
Mon 15/8: oh so tired when I got home last night. 9.5 hours sleep & I still wasn't feeling too energised on Monday morning. Easy recovery & regeneration session (including 30mins of SMR) around lunchtime to get the body moving. Legs still very fatigued.
A relatively easy week ahead before another big walk this weekend!
MTD:
Bike: 20.5km
Hike: 59.2km
Will put some photos on FB in the next few days.
Mon 15/8: oh so tired when I got home last night. 9.5 hours sleep & I still wasn't feeling too energised on Monday morning. Easy recovery & regeneration session (including 30mins of SMR) around lunchtime to get the body moving. Legs still very fatigued.
A relatively easy week ahead before another big walk this weekend!
MTD:
Bike: 20.5km
Hike: 59.2km
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