My first post of 2015 which marks the 10th year this blog has been active for. I must say that it has been neglected over the past few years but it has never been forgotten about. It is always interesting to read what I done over the years, although sometimes demoralising when the results that were once quite easy to achieve are almost impossible now.
Anyway a quick recap on what went on in 2014, beyond May (my last post).
My focus was to just improve my 5k times and I must say I did that to an extent. I managed 3 x sub 19 min runs at various parkruns being 18.38, 18.44 and 18.45. I also entered the 5k race at the Great Barrier Reef marathon festival in Nov 14 which was a disappointing event to say the least. I was running pretty well and was aiming at breaking 18 mins.
I put it down to the poor administration of the race that lead to many faults resulting in me having no confidence that my result I recorded is correct. I managed a time of around 17.53 but the GPS recorded short and the event stuffed the times up showing that I ran 16.xx on the website. Anyway although I managed 5th overall I am not sure I will count the sub 18.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Thursday, May 01, 2014
Fortnight of Fun
Apr - 83k
YTD - 347k
The weather is cooling down in Townsville, although slowly it is going in the right direction. Over the past fortnight I have managed a few longer sessions and also some sessions broken up amongst the day.
I am still finding it difficult mainly due to work and what I have been doing around the house to squeeze in some long sessions. I can not manage beyond 50 mins at the moment.
Anyway I will have to sort something out otherwise my progression is going to stagnate which it is at the moment.
I am more consistent but my times haven't improved. I am able to achieve similar results anytime I run but there is not an improvement and I can't see one on the horizon if I continue with this training regime.
Parkrun last week was the day after ANZAC Day which wasn't a particularly good run. Managed 20.16 but I think the day before, being a Defence member the early morning at work and activities that go with this day took it's toll. The last 2k I lost 50 secs compared to my normal 1k splits.
Today I completed a Triathlon at work with distances of 500m swim / 13km cycle / 3km run. I came out of the water in last, managed to catch one on the cycle and caught another 2 in the run only missing out on catching the last (first) person by about 50m. Total time was just a tad over 50 mins.
That's all for now.
Happy Training
YTD - 347k
The weather is cooling down in Townsville, although slowly it is going in the right direction. Over the past fortnight I have managed a few longer sessions and also some sessions broken up amongst the day.
I am still finding it difficult mainly due to work and what I have been doing around the house to squeeze in some long sessions. I can not manage beyond 50 mins at the moment.
Anyway I will have to sort something out otherwise my progression is going to stagnate which it is at the moment.
I am more consistent but my times haven't improved. I am able to achieve similar results anytime I run but there is not an improvement and I can't see one on the horizon if I continue with this training regime.
Parkrun last week was the day after ANZAC Day which wasn't a particularly good run. Managed 20.16 but I think the day before, being a Defence member the early morning at work and activities that go with this day took it's toll. The last 2k I lost 50 secs compared to my normal 1k splits.
Today I completed a Triathlon at work with distances of 500m swim / 13km cycle / 3km run. I came out of the water in last, managed to catch one on the cycle and caught another 2 in the run only missing out on catching the last (first) person by about 50m. Total time was just a tad over 50 mins.
That's all for now.
Happy Training
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Mid Month Ramble
Month - 41k
YTD - 305k
I have picked my training up a little over the past fortnight in order to improve my 5k times but more importantly the feeling I am experiencing during the run.
I have found that I am running out of legs so to speak around the 3.5k mark of a 5k race. The last 1500m is a struggle and although I am maintaining my average pace it sure is difficult to do so. I need to gain some more time in my legs which I have stated a few time already this year and haven't done so.
Over the past few weeks I have noticed that I have another person running at Parkrun in my age group who has lowered their times considerably since starting. They have only had around 5 runs which their first run being just under 22 mins. Last week this person achieved a 20.13 which has prompted me to get my act together and lower my times. I am loving the fact that there is a person nipping at my heals, it's healthy having competition especially when that person is also in your age group.
Despite this healthy competition I haven't raced against this person for a few weeks due to attending another Parkrun and due to the cancellation of last weeks event due to Cyclone Ita. I have 2 months left in the 30 - 34 age group and therefore I need to lower the course record of this age group to make it that much more difficult to anyone who is trying to take it from me. 19.50 is pretty soft and now that this new person on the scene is 23 seconds from this mark makes me a little nervous.
Anyway enough of that one highlight since my last post was achieving 19.16 at the other faster Parkrun in Townsville. Managed almost 2 mins in front of second place. This is my second run there and the second time I managed a sub 20 and a first placing. There is no way I will achieve a age group record there though as I believe it is sub 18 which is waaaay beyond me nowadays.
Well that's about all for now.
Until next time
Happy Training.
YTD - 305k
I have picked my training up a little over the past fortnight in order to improve my 5k times but more importantly the feeling I am experiencing during the run.
I have found that I am running out of legs so to speak around the 3.5k mark of a 5k race. The last 1500m is a struggle and although I am maintaining my average pace it sure is difficult to do so. I need to gain some more time in my legs which I have stated a few time already this year and haven't done so.
Over the past few weeks I have noticed that I have another person running at Parkrun in my age group who has lowered their times considerably since starting. They have only had around 5 runs which their first run being just under 22 mins. Last week this person achieved a 20.13 which has prompted me to get my act together and lower my times. I am loving the fact that there is a person nipping at my heals, it's healthy having competition especially when that person is also in your age group.
Despite this healthy competition I haven't raced against this person for a few weeks due to attending another Parkrun and due to the cancellation of last weeks event due to Cyclone Ita. I have 2 months left in the 30 - 34 age group and therefore I need to lower the course record of this age group to make it that much more difficult to anyone who is trying to take it from me. 19.50 is pretty soft and now that this new person on the scene is 23 seconds from this mark makes me a little nervous.
Anyway enough of that one highlight since my last post was achieving 19.16 at the other faster Parkrun in Townsville. Managed almost 2 mins in front of second place. This is my second run there and the second time I managed a sub 20 and a first placing. There is no way I will achieve a age group record there though as I believe it is sub 18 which is waaaay beyond me nowadays.
Well that's about all for now.
Until next time
Happy Training.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
March 14 Update
Jeez time flies, it's been 4 weeks since I last posted.
I will keep this brief as I haven't gone through my data on my watch to determine how much training I have done.
Parkrun - Due to work commitments the 1st one of March I missed. I was on call and unfortunately I was required to go in to work over that time.
08 Mar - 20:16 - 1st place
15 Mar - Went to a different Parkrun in Townsville and managed 19.39. 1st place. A lot easier course although I had to rely on another person for the first 2km to tell me where to go. Should be able to lower that time in the future.
22 Mar - I have been doing some walks with a weight vest and decided to give Parkrun a go with it.
I lessened the weight in the vest as I have been walking the hills around Townsville with 15kg but that is far to heavy to run with. I reduced this to 8kg and managed 23.03 and 7th place.
This week is the 1 year anniversary of Riverway Parkrun. I hope to run a good time however the course had to change due to the increase in numbers. Hopefully I understand where the course goes because it looks confusing on the small maps provided. Should be good!
The weather in Townsville at the moment is pretty poor, so if the run is not cancelled it may be pretty wet and maybe not conducive to a good time. We will see I guess.
Anyway I will leave it at that.
Happy Training
I will keep this brief as I haven't gone through my data on my watch to determine how much training I have done.
Parkrun - Due to work commitments the 1st one of March I missed. I was on call and unfortunately I was required to go in to work over that time.
08 Mar - 20:16 - 1st place
15 Mar - Went to a different Parkrun in Townsville and managed 19.39. 1st place. A lot easier course although I had to rely on another person for the first 2km to tell me where to go. Should be able to lower that time in the future.
22 Mar - I have been doing some walks with a weight vest and decided to give Parkrun a go with it.
I lessened the weight in the vest as I have been walking the hills around Townsville with 15kg but that is far to heavy to run with. I reduced this to 8kg and managed 23.03 and 7th place.
This week is the 1 year anniversary of Riverway Parkrun. I hope to run a good time however the course had to change due to the increase in numbers. Hopefully I understand where the course goes because it looks confusing on the small maps provided. Should be good!
The weather in Townsville at the moment is pretty poor, so if the run is not cancelled it may be pretty wet and maybe not conducive to a good time. We will see I guess.
Anyway I will leave it at that.
Happy Training
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Modern Era Townsville PB
Month - 78k
YTD - 178k
Geez the time has flown since the last post and I am struggling to remember what I did.
Anyway here goes a really brief summary.
Monday 17th - 6km at work
Wednesday 19th - another 6km
Thursday 20th - My Basic Fitness Assessment - to pass I need to do 30 pushups in 2 mins, 60 situps to a cadence and run 2.4k in 12.18.
Managed 50 p/u, 100 situps which is the max you can do and ran 8.29.
Very happy with my run result - 4.13 for the out leg (1200m) and 4.16 on way back.
This is my fastest I have done in Townsville since arriving back here in 2012. Very humid morning aswell which made it even more satisfying knowing that I could do that in the sort of temps we were experiencing.
Saturday 22nd - Parkrun - Just ran with the lead pack until 1500m to go and increased the pace slightly. I didn't want a serious hit out due to racing only a day or two prior. I was however very surprised that by the end that I finished in 20.57. Managed another win so that's 3.
Monday 24th - 7k (3.5k out and back) negative split by 40 secs around 4.30 pace.
So all in all a boring post but I needed to get this down otherwise I would of forget what I have done.
Parkrun this week will be a run with my son. I am on call for work and therefore need to have my phone attached to me constantly so, if I get a call at least I will be able to talk when running with my son. The best solution I guess, much better than doing nothing at all.
Anyway that's all
Happy Training.
YTD - 178k
Geez the time has flown since the last post and I am struggling to remember what I did.
Anyway here goes a really brief summary.
Monday 17th - 6km at work
Wednesday 19th - another 6km
Thursday 20th - My Basic Fitness Assessment - to pass I need to do 30 pushups in 2 mins, 60 situps to a cadence and run 2.4k in 12.18.
Managed 50 p/u, 100 situps which is the max you can do and ran 8.29.
Very happy with my run result - 4.13 for the out leg (1200m) and 4.16 on way back.
This is my fastest I have done in Townsville since arriving back here in 2012. Very humid morning aswell which made it even more satisfying knowing that I could do that in the sort of temps we were experiencing.
Saturday 22nd - Parkrun - Just ran with the lead pack until 1500m to go and increased the pace slightly. I didn't want a serious hit out due to racing only a day or two prior. I was however very surprised that by the end that I finished in 20.57. Managed another win so that's 3.
Monday 24th - 7k (3.5k out and back) negative split by 40 secs around 4.30 pace.
So all in all a boring post but I needed to get this down otherwise I would of forget what I have done.
Parkrun this week will be a run with my son. I am on call for work and therefore need to have my phone attached to me constantly so, if I get a call at least I will be able to talk when running with my son. The best solution I guess, much better than doing nothing at all.
Anyway that's all
Happy Training.
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