August and September (so far)

I have been a little lazy in regards to updating my blog. Uni, training and work leaves little time to use the internet in any useful way.

I've run a few races since the last post which I think was Geelong.

XCR09 Sandown Relays
Ran in Div 7 this race and was aiming to run close to 25mins for the 6.2kms . I went out hard and ran a 3km PB. Followed by a 3km PW. There is probably some related cause there. I couldn't hold that pace through to 5km and kinda drifted a bit. Ran that in about 26:30 for 6.2kms.

After Sandown, I had entred the Sandy Point Half but due to umpiring I didn't start. The few weeks after Sandown weren't great. Uni and work meant the body was too tired to run some sessions and umpiring on Sundays meant I couldn't get the long run in. I went to Lysterfield one Sunday and ran 18km in 1:42 which was my longest run since March 28 (30km). I was okay with that. But still I missed sessions. At the end of August I rewrote my training around uni and work. I am still yet to get a full weeks training complete but I'm getting the kilometres back up to aroudn 50k a week (Which is where I want to be at the end of the month).

XCR09 Burnley Half Marathon
This was going to be a test. My leg was struggling through the week so I had a very light week. In fact I ran 30k for the week and 21 of it was in this race. I wanted to run about 1:36- 1:37, somewhere around there. Plan B was to run a PB at least. To run 1:37 I had to run at 4:36/km. So the old garmin helped a bit. This was my longest run since March so wasn't sure of my endurance. I did drift a little over the last lap but not too much. I eventually finished in 1:37:27. Thats what, an almost 3minute PB I think. So I was really happy with that.

XCR09 Tan Relays
This morning was the final round of XCR09 and it was a lap of the Tan Track each. So 3.827km I was told. Wanted 15min but couldn't get the rythym or the speed I wanted to get and pretty much had to settle with 16:02. We came third in Div 6, though we had still won the premiership.

Tomorrow I'm going to run the Dingley Dozen. A 12km race and I'll tack on a 6km recovery lap to make it my long run for the week. I'll be wearing my St Kilda jumper too!