Week - 2.5k
Month - 15.5k
YTD - 120k
As the title suggests this is going to be short and sweet.
I have been plugging away with the training being fairly regular in my runs but also being sensible. I have really nothing to train for at the moment as I decided to give Caboolture the flick this year and just concentrate on Warwick in May. I am not sure if I am working this weekend aswell which also helped in that decision.
Anyway as I eleuded to I am now back at work, the start of the year is always hectic which entails the bi-annual fitness test, which was on this morning. I was feeling ready for the test which starts with the pushups. I haven't been doing too much of these and was happy to get out 60 in the 2 minutes. Next was the situps, not a hard element and completed the maximum of 100. The 2.4km run is the last discipline, I am at a new workplace and have run against some of the fellows that work there so I was really looking forward to the competition. I was not disappointed with 2 of us breaking clear of the pack within 400m. I sat right on the shoulder of the fellow with me until the 1500m mark when I lifted the pace once again. The fellow began to drop off and I heard him say go for it you're too good today. I maintained the pace until the end finishing strong in one of my best times in a few years stopping the clock at 8.09 for the 2.4km. The fellow behind me hung on to finish around the 8.15 - 8.20 mark.
I am pretty chuffed with the result and am very close to my goal of breaking the 8 mins which I haven't done since 99.
Rewind I also clocked my biggest run of the year on Saturday (13km @ 4.40 pace) just two days prior to this run. Although it is insignificant to many of the other bloggers totals I thought it would have taken something out of my legs, thankfully it didn't.
Peace Out!
5 comments:
"you're too good today" classic! I'd like somebody to say that to me. I hope you told him later you'd of been faster if you hadn't trashed yourself two days prior with that fast 13K! well done.
Wow, you are on fire! Sounds like you were teasing that other dude :)
Good thinking re Caboolture. I've been there the last four years but this time I'm also giving it a miss, Canberra is too important a goal. Might go watch tho.
You are quick to this blogger!
Nice work out kicking him. Ahhh, I dream of doing that one day!
8:09 for 2.4k is really moving! Warwick is looking good - especially the 1500 metres :)
I've just worked out the pace for your 2.4 km run. That's a whopping 3:23/km. Great run.
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