Fortnightly Update!

YTD - 475 k


Like many people around this time of year I have had a big fortnight on the work front. 12 days straight and 110 hrs later and I got a 3 day weekend. During this time because I was working away I didn't have an opportunity to train much. I managed 1 session in the 9 days which is certainly not ideal leading up to the c2s.

On Tuesday in what felt like sub zero temps I left work at 5.20 pm and headed for 2 laps of the 2.4 km fitness test track we have at work. I didn't have much daylight left so I cracked straight on with the session and decided on the run to do 2 x 2.4 km time trials as such. Not wanting to go flat out my time trial was more specific time orientated and aimed to complete the track in under 9 mins but not excessively under. I intended to have a 5 min rest between the two sets and after a 9 day break I was pleased that i comfortably achieved what I set out to do and ran 8.56 and 8.58. The last set I needed to run 1.22 for the last 400 m as I took it too casual from the 1200 m turn around but I managed.

Having Friday and this weekend free I squeezed in 3 days of training. My intent was to do a long run today but my wife got called into work at late notice so I had to quickly head out before lunch and do what I had for the previous two days.

I have a 8.85 km loop from home that I have been running since I moved here in Dec. During the summer I struggled with lack of fitness and the dry heat. It has a long gradual hill that just exhausted me everytime I ran it. My slowest during this time was 44.18 which is shocking. I now run it comfortably in less than 40 mins.

My weekend efforts saw me run it in 37.00, 37.51 and 36.33. My loop PB is 36.23 so I was suprised that I achieved that result today. Yesterday my legs felt heavy after friday's run, today my legs felt like they were back energy wise but my quads were a little sore and are still now. I don't mind however and in fact I am glad because that proves that I achieved something that will benefit me, I put my body through some distress and that can only be a good thing especially when distress doesn't coincide with injury.

That's all, until next time

Happy Training!