I know I'm slow with updates.
Prelude
After Jells Park I realised that I really needed miles in the legs, I increased my long run from an hour to 75mins as well as running consecutive days. Afterall, I'm now running pain free!
May 21 Balnarring Racecourse 8km XC - 38:25
Didn't run too well on this day, had some little niggles in my left knee which I seriosuly considered pulling out at half way. I kept going... I'm too stubborn to pull out. The course was an interesting one, it looked flat, it was flat, except the surface was very uneven, some pony jumps to, well, jump, and boring long straight or curve sections. Averaging 4:42 per km over 8km was pretty ordinary, and much more work was/is required.
June 5 Flemington 10km Road Race - 43:43
I had a good feeling about this race. I knew the training I had done in the previous 3 or 4 weeks since Jells Park (though Balnarring wasn't too flash) would give me a chance to run about 45mins. I would have been happy with 45mins, thats a lot better than City2Bay where I ran 46 something. I woke up the morning off this race and sort of worked out what I'd do. It's a 3 lap race so I thought if I keep each lap to about 14mins then we'll go close to a PB. I had that in the back of my head while my more achieveable plan was to keep all 10kms under 4:30 per kilometre. Only 2 km's were over that but I had a few 4:15's and with less than 2km to go I realised I was a chance to run a PB, knowing the last kilometre was downhill, I tried to push the pace going up it, the last 600m seemed to take a while, I don't know where my kick came from, I hit the line, sneaking in for a 12s PB over 10km. Quite happy with this one.
June 18 Lake Wendouree 15km Road Race - 67:45
My training between Flemington and this was pretty good, had very hard week followed by an easy week and some rest this week before yesterdays race. It was cold, a tad windy (not too bad though), and threatening to rain. I was happy to find out it was only 2 laps of the lake, my memory from last time is pretty ordinary. I wanted to run with the same plan as the 10k - ie: keep each km under 4:30. I knew I would certainly run a PB so all I needed was the discipline to stick to the plan. I kept ticking along just fine until about 13km when I could feel this stitch coming on, usually I'm good at getting rid of them, but this one just wanted to stay there. I tried to work through it, though it meant I had to ease back a tad on the finish, still I ran a 2 and a bit minute PB over 15km. I'm quite happy with that.
Summarisation
Two PB's on the trot. Next I've got a trail race somewhere in a few weeks and then Brimbank Park XC the week after, the focus is on the Brimbank race so hopefully I can run well there.
Just got off the bike after riding from Melton back home. Wanted to ride from Ballarat but the visibility this morning was poor so I jumped on a train to Melton. I figured that atleast if theres poor visibility, I don't have to guess my way up narrow shouldered hills. Eh, it was still fun.
Prelude
After Jells Park I realised that I really needed miles in the legs, I increased my long run from an hour to 75mins as well as running consecutive days. Afterall, I'm now running pain free!
May 21 Balnarring Racecourse 8km XC - 38:25
Didn't run too well on this day, had some little niggles in my left knee which I seriosuly considered pulling out at half way. I kept going... I'm too stubborn to pull out. The course was an interesting one, it looked flat, it was flat, except the surface was very uneven, some pony jumps to, well, jump, and boring long straight or curve sections. Averaging 4:42 per km over 8km was pretty ordinary, and much more work was/is required.
June 5 Flemington 10km Road Race - 43:43
I had a good feeling about this race. I knew the training I had done in the previous 3 or 4 weeks since Jells Park (though Balnarring wasn't too flash) would give me a chance to run about 45mins. I would have been happy with 45mins, thats a lot better than City2Bay where I ran 46 something. I woke up the morning off this race and sort of worked out what I'd do. It's a 3 lap race so I thought if I keep each lap to about 14mins then we'll go close to a PB. I had that in the back of my head while my more achieveable plan was to keep all 10kms under 4:30 per kilometre. Only 2 km's were over that but I had a few 4:15's and with less than 2km to go I realised I was a chance to run a PB, knowing the last kilometre was downhill, I tried to push the pace going up it, the last 600m seemed to take a while, I don't know where my kick came from, I hit the line, sneaking in for a 12s PB over 10km. Quite happy with this one.
June 18 Lake Wendouree 15km Road Race - 67:45
My training between Flemington and this was pretty good, had very hard week followed by an easy week and some rest this week before yesterdays race. It was cold, a tad windy (not too bad though), and threatening to rain. I was happy to find out it was only 2 laps of the lake, my memory from last time is pretty ordinary. I wanted to run with the same plan as the 10k - ie: keep each km under 4:30. I knew I would certainly run a PB so all I needed was the discipline to stick to the plan. I kept ticking along just fine until about 13km when I could feel this stitch coming on, usually I'm good at getting rid of them, but this one just wanted to stay there. I tried to work through it, though it meant I had to ease back a tad on the finish, still I ran a 2 and a bit minute PB over 15km. I'm quite happy with that.
Summarisation
Two PB's on the trot. Next I've got a trail race somewhere in a few weeks and then Brimbank Park XC the week after, the focus is on the Brimbank race so hopefully I can run well there.
Just got off the bike after riding from Melton back home. Wanted to ride from Ballarat but the visibility this morning was poor so I jumped on a train to Melton. I figured that atleast if theres poor visibility, I don't have to guess my way up narrow shouldered hills. Eh, it was still fun.
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