Steady return continues

55.4km this week - slightly artificially boosted by the fact that I ran on Saturday (yesterday) and rode today rather than the other way around as I planned (cycling shoes were in getting stretched and it was too late to ride after the shops had opened).

Increased the distance of a couple of my runs this week and did two runs of 12.8km (Thursday and Saturday).  Still not feeling super comfortable running yet and haven't got into my normal groove where I basically dial into my pace pretty much automatically after I have been running for about 5 mins.  Took it easy on my recovery runs.

Went for a longish ride this morning - around 50kms I'd estimate in just under 2 hours.  Added a loop out to Tonkin Hwy as well as an out and back to Canning Bridge.  Actually ran into Simon out near Garrett Road Bridge so rode next time him for a bit having a chat as he was out on his long run (35km).  He seems to have been able to get his mileage back up again well since the Melbourne Marathon although he says his groin is still troubling him a bit - laterally mainly so not interfering with his running much.  The chat with Simon was a bit a of rest period so I pushed on for the rest of the ride, including cranking a pretty high gear on the way back from Canning Bridge.

I'll try to do around 50km this week.  It would be good to do a little more but it depends if I can get out at all on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.  Don't think I'll go further than 12.8km again for a another week yet but will aim to get my long run up a bit the following week.