Sunday, 14 July 2013

10x200m / Sydney Harbour 10km

Monday

AM
Rest

PM
Strength


Tuesday

Rest


Wednesday

Rest


Thursday

PM
10x200m (200m jog) Timbrell Park

32, 33, 32, 32, 32, 31, 30, 30, 30, 28


Friday

Rest


Saturday

Rest


Sunday

Sydney Harbour 10km - 47th 35:37 72.0kg

24km week, enjoyed the rest.

Sunday, 7 July 2013

Gold Coast Half - 78:33

Friday

Rest


Saturday

4km + drills/strides


Sunday

Gold Coast Half 93rd-78:33 (3:43kms)

Disappointing result, satisfying race.

123km avg for the final 12 weeks, too many interruptions, need a consistent block before I think about racing again.

64km week

Thursday, 4 July 2013

3km TT

Wednesday

PM
7km-34:32 (4:56kms) Centennial Park

+ 4x100m Paddo Hills

Fastest - 17.1


Thursday

AM
3km-9:24 (3:08kms) Centennial Park

Road

Tuesday, 2 July 2013

2km, 10x30sec

Monday

PM
7km-33:50 (4:50kms) Centennial Park

+ 4x100m Paddo Hills

Fastest 17.6


Tuesday

PM
2km effort - 6:32 (3) 10x30sec hard/30sec jog - 3:30avg The Bay

Enjoying the taper.

Sunday, 30 June 2013

10x400m / 7km Tempo / 6km Pace

Monday

AM
Strength

PM
17km-79:20 (4:40kms) Centennial Park


Tuesday

AM
9km-44:51 (4:59kms) The Bay

PM
10x400m (1) Nield Park

avg 69, quagmire (hope that means really muddy)


Wednesday

AM
9km-43:25 (4:50kms) The Bay

PM
17km-78:30 (4:37kms) Centennial Park


Thursday

AM
9km-44:30 (4:57kms) The Bay

PM
7km-24:57 (3:33kms) The Bay

All the work is done, now I rest.


Friday

Rest


Saturday

AM
6km Pace - 22:00 (3:40kms) The Bay


Sunday
18km-83:20 (4:37kms) Centennial Park

117km week

Sunday, 23 June 2013

20, 20 / 4x1km, 4x500m / 14km Pace

Monday

AM
Strength

PM
24km-1:53.00 (4:42kms) Centennial Park


Tuesday

AM
9km-44:15 (4:55kms) Timbrell Park

PM
15min easy, 20min fartlek, 5min easy, 20min effort, 15min easy Timbrell Park - all on grass

Fartlek (7x2min efforts/1min floats) avg 3:37kms
Effort avg 3:35kms

Fastest I've ever done this session.


Wednesday

AM
9km-43:34 (4:48kms) The Bay

PM
16km-75:40 (4:44kms) Centennial Park


Thursday

AM
9km-43:30 (4:50kms) Timbrell

PM
4x1km, 4x500m The Bay

avg 3:11, 88


Friday

AM
7km-33:10 (4:45kms) The Bay

+ strength


Saturday

AM
14km Pace-51:20 (3:40kms) The Bay

first 10km@3:42 then 4km@3:33


Sunday

AM
24km-1:52.45 (4:42kms) Centennial Park

149km week


Sunday, 16 June 2013

3km Hard + 19min Fartlek / 8x200m

Monday

AM
17km-79:41 (4:41kms) The Bay

PM
9km-36:59 (4:07kms) Nield Park


Tuesday

AM
9km-44:41 (4:58kms) Nield Park

PM
3km hard, 5min rest, 19min fartlek (10x1min hard/1min jog) Nield Park

3km-9:46 path
Fartlek-3:44avg grass Efforts 320ish metres, Jogs 240ish metres


Wednesday

AM
9km-38:51 (4:19kms) The Bay

PM
16km-72:12 (4:31kms) Centennial Park


Thursday

AM
9km-43:21 (4:49kms) Timbrell Park

PM
2x4x200m (2min/10min/4min) ES Marks

Active rest, freshening up for the final long tempo. Very comfy but judgement is very rusty, couldn't get anywhere near my targets:-

Target - 34.0, 33.0, 32.0, 31.0 / 30.0, 29.0, 28.0, 27.0
Actual - 33.6, 31.2, 28.6, 28.9 / 29.3, 28.0, 27.8, 26.6


Friday

Rest Day


Saturday

AM
10km including 7km @ 3:54s The Bay

Aborted long tempo, woke up with inflamed lymph nodes in right groin from infected blister on right foot. Frustrating but glad I stopped, ended up with a fever 39.2.


Sunday

AM
Rest

PM
Strength

102km week

Sunday, 9 June 2013

7km Tempo / 6km, 4.5km, 3km, 1.5km

Thursday

AM
9km-38:33 (4:17kms) Wenty Park

PM
7km Tempo-24:27 (3:30kms) The Bay

+ 4x180m efforts


Friday

AM
7km-35:28 (5:04kms) Timbrell Park

PM
16km-72:00 (4:30kms) Nield Park

32 laps


Saturday

AM
4 laps (6) 3 laps (5) 2 laps (4) 1 lap x 1500m grass loop Centennial Park

4 laps - 3:44kms
3 laps - 3:39kms
2 laps - 3:37kms
1 lap - 3:29kms

PM
10km-43:18 (4:20kms) Nieldx6 + The Bay


Sunday

AM
28km-2:09.40 (4:37kms) Centennial Park

PM
7km-32:40 (4:40kms) Timbrell Park

169km week

Wednesday, 5 June 2013

Mackay 1/2 Marathon 4th 83:04

Monday

PM
20km-84:51 (4:15kms) Shore


Tuesday

PM
12x300m (1) Hallstrom

avg 49.0

Should sprinters do long runs? I hope there are lots of 400m rounds if I ever race World Masters.


Wednesday

PM
16.5km-74:15 (4:30km) Centennial


Thursday

PM
6x1km (5min cycle) The Bay

3:14, 3:10, 3:13, 3:06, 3:10, 3:00 - 3:09 avg


Friday

PM
9km + drills/strides Mackay


Saturday

AM
6km easy Mackay


Sunday

Mackay Half Marathon 4th-83:04

Through 16km-60:00, 25 degrees and 90% humidity, they breed 'em tough in North QLD.

106km week


Monday

AM
7km-34:58 (5:00kms) Timbrell Park

PM
13km-64:20 (4:57kms) Centennial Park


Tuesday

AM
9km-43:45 (4:52kms) Timbrell Park


Wednesday

AM
10km-48:40 (4:52kms) Wenty Park

PM
17km-76:43 (4:31kms) Centennial Park

Sunday, 26 May 2013

Get fit or die trying

Friday

AM
10km-47:50 (4:47kms) The Bay

+ Strength

PM
20km-84:56 (4:15kms) Glebe


Saturday

AM
10km-47:14 (4:44kms) The Bay

PM
10x500 (1) 3x3km (3) Timbrell Park

94 avg, 10:45, 10:44, 10:42


Sunday
28km-2:10.14 (4:39kms) Centennial Park


203km week

Thursday, 23 May 2013

7km Tempo + 4x200m

Monday 20th May

AM
9km-42:01 (4:40kms) Timbrell Park

+ Strength

PM
20km-86:37 (4:20kms) The Bay


Tuesday

AM
9km-42:01 (4:40kms) Timbrell Park

PM
44min Fartlek (5x4min, 10x1min/1min jog) Tunks Park


Wednesday

AM
9km-37:01 (4:07kms) The Bay

+ Strength

PM
24km-1:55.50 (4:50kms) Centennial Park


Thursday

AM
11km-50:50 (4:38kms) Opera House

PM
7km Tempo + 4x200m (100m jog) The Bay

24:27 (3:30kms) 37, 34, 34, 30

Sunday, 19 May 2013

SMH Half 78th 79:43

Monday 13th

AM
Strength

PM
14km-68:13 (4:52kms) Centennial


Tuesday

PM
10x1min(1min) Nield Park


Wednesday

AM
Strength

PM
28km-2:00.07 (4:17kms) Centennial Park


Thursday

2x1km (7) 4x200m Hills (walk back) Domain

2:57, 2:52, 37, 39, 37, 35


Friday

Rest


Saturday

6km + 2x1500m efforts (3) Centennial Park

5:21, 5:45


Sunday

SMH Half  78th 79:43 67.3kg

10km-86th 37:06 on the positive I gained 8 places, I died less than those around me if that counts for anything. 5sec slower than my best for this race, consistently mediocre.

103km week

Sunday, 12 May 2013

Mothers Day Classic 2nd-13:31

Sunday

28km-2:09.42 (4:38kms) Centennial Park

107km week

88km in singles, 52km off road, 42km solo


Monday

Rest - Slightly strained left soleus from Sydney 10.


Tuesday

Rest


Wednesday

PM
23km including 2x3km (3) 10:50, 10:40 after 13km, grass - Centennial Park

Calf good


Thursday

7km Tempo-24:32 (3:30kms) The Bay


Friday

Rest


Saturday

7km + Strides - Centennial Park


Sunday

Mothers Day Classic - Domain

4km-13:31 (3:23kms) 2nd + 7km cool down.

Happy with that, 19sec faster than last year, 1st Male. Vic Mitchell took the outright win.

57km week, fortunate to have got through some quality work whilst the calf settled. 8 weeks to go.

57km singles, 13km solo, 34km off road.

Saturday, 4 May 2013

Sydney 10 - 35:32 79th

Thursday

Rest


Friday

PM
6km-21:54 (4:39kms) Timbrell Park

+ 3x100m Strides


Saturday

AM
Sydney 10km-35:32 (3:33kms) 79th 67.7kg

Didn't use my watch so no idea about splits, the first 3km felt great, the remaining 7km not so great. Happy with the effort and enjoyed every painful step, exactly what I needed.

PM
9km-45:00 (5:00kms) Hen and Chicken Bay