Thursday, 23 January 2014

300m, 1km / 650m, 550m, 450m, 550m, 650m / 3x1km Hills /

Monday
9km@4:44kms Shore

Tuesday
300m (15) 1km ES Marks
39.15, 3:00

Wednesday
Strength

Thursday
650m, 550m, 450m, 550m, 650m (10) Narrabeen
1:41 (62) 84 (61) 67 (60) 84 (62) 1:49 (64) *400m splits in brackets, was aiming for 61.5s.

First hard session of the season, now it gets tough.

Friday
AM
Strength
PM
7km@4:50kms The Bay

Saturday
3x1km Hills (8) Macquarie Hospital
3:28, 3:29, 3:30

Sunday
Rest

42km week



Tuesday, 14 January 2014

3x600m, 6x200m / 3x3x300m Hills) / 5km Parkrun / 6x200m

Monday
AM
Strength
PM
6km@4:17kms Centennial Park
+ Drills/Strides

Tuesday
AM
7km@4:42kms The Bay
PM
3x600m (6), 15min rest, 6x200m (1) ES Marks
95.4, 95.2, 94.4, 32.0, 31.0, 28.5, 28.5, 27.2, 27.2

Wednesday
AM
7km@4:40kms The Bay
PM
7km@4:40kms Shore
+ Drills

Thursday
AM
7km@4:47kms The Bay
PM
3x3x300m Hills (jog back/5min) Callan Park
51, 51, 51 / 50, 50, 49 / 51, 51, 51

Friday
AM
Strength
PM
5km@4:30kms Glover St Oval

Saturday
AM
5km-17:30 Curl Curl Parkrun
+ Strength
PM
5km@4:39kms Hen and Chicken Bay

Sunday
2x3x200m (2/5) Rotary
28, 27, 27 / 28, 27, 26

95km week and a new age group

Tuesday, 7 January 2014

4x150m, 4x50m Hills / 5x1km / 600m, 4x150m / 1500m-4:25, 400m-53.73

Monday
AM
7km@4:54kms The Bay
+ Strength
PM
16km + 4x150m Glover St Hills and 4x50m Steep Hills
Fastest 150m-25.45

Tuesday
AM
7km@4:34kms The Bay
PM
5x1km ES Marks
2x1km (200m jog) 3:15, 3:15
2x1km (400m jog) 400m hard, 200m easy, 400m hard - 3:15 (72/52/71), 3:16 (70/56/70)
10min rest
1km hard - 2:54

Wednesday
AM
Strength
PM
6km@4:19kms + 4x100m Strides Centennial Park

Thursday
AM
7km@4:34kms The Bay
+ Strength
PM
600m (5) 4x150m (3) ES Marks
92.19, 21.86, 20.55, 19.45, 18.58

Friday
5km@4:30kms The Bay

Saturday
1500m-4:25.03 1st ANSW Club Champs O/30 at SOPAC
400m-53.73 1st

+ Strength

First 1500m in 6 years felt comfy and a good improvement on my previous effort in the 400m which was 4hrs later. Happy enough, heading in the right direction…then straight to the gym for squats, never want to be that slow again.

Sunday
AM
12km@4:46kms + 12x100m Hills Centennial Park

PM
Strength + Plyos

104km week

Monday, 30 December 2013

8x100m, 6x60m, 2x100m / 10x600m / 9x100m / 6x300m Hills / 5km + 8x200m / 500, 400, 300, 200, 100m Hills

Monday

AM
9km@4:17kms Five Dock Bay

PM
8x100m, 6x60m crouch start, 2x100m crouch start Rothwell Park

Last 2x100m actually resembled running, finally!


Tuesday

AM
9km@5:05kms The Bay

PM
10x600m (2min jog) Nolan Reserve

2:08ish avg

6011km@115km per week for 2014. The least i've run for many years and in accordance no results worth mentioning.


Wednesday

AM
16km@4:42kms The Bay

PM
13km including 9x100m Cutdowns Hen and Chicken Bay/Rothwell Park


Thursday

AM
9km@4:53kms Drummoyne Oval

PM
6x300m Hills Callan Park

3x300m Hills (jog back) 52, 52, 52
3x300m Hills (7) 45, 43, 44


Friday

6km@4:48kms The Bay


Saturday

5km-19ish (3:48ish kms) Curl Curl Parkrun

+ 8x200m (2) fastest 29.9


Sunday

AM
500m (10) 400m (8) 300m (6) 200m (4) 100m Hills Wharf Rd

1:42, 1:17, 54, 35, 16

PM
9km@4:43km The Bay

142km week

Tuesday, 24 December 2013

30x400m / 20x200m / 2x1km, 4x500m

Monday

AM
Strength

PM
Rest. Right Hammy not right, lots of needles and a massage, should be right by Thursday.


Tuesday

AM
9km@4:36kms Five Dock Bay

+ Strength

PM
30x400m (1) Glover St Oval

76.0avg. Active recovery, hammy felt better every effort, almost a gliding effect repairing the tissue.

On holidays for the next 12 days, looking forward to some extra time for training.


Wednesday

AM
16km@4:53kms The Bay

PM
13km@4:56kms Faulconbridge Point

Year 4 of this Xmas Day arvo run with Hamish and Ben, most enjoyable run of the year despite the rain again.


Thursday

AM
10km@4:53kms The Bay

PM
20x200m (1min cycle) Curl Curl

35.0 avg

Just off the back of Jared each rep, the easy few days paid off. I will test the hammy with something fast tomorrow.


Friday

AM
10km@4:52kms Hen and Chicken Bay

+ Strength

PM
2x1km (7) 4x500m (5) The Bay

2x1km comfy 3:00, 3:00
4x500m cut down 87, 84, 81, 76

Hammy ok, couldn't quite stride out, but an effective session nonetheless.


Saturday

16km@4:48kms Hen and Chicken Bay


Sunday

AM
21km including 14km@4:10kms The Bay

Bloody windy

PM
10km@4:44kms Hen and Chicken Bay

+ Strength

152km week

Monday, 16 December 2013

10x100m / 20x200m / 6x60m Hills / 10x100m + 1x300m Hill / 400m-54.47

Monday

AM
Strength

PM
10x100m Glover St Oval


Tuesday

6x60m from 400m Starts + 20x200m ES Marks

10x200m (30) 33.9avg
4x200m (1) 30.1avg
2x200m (2) 28.8, 29.0
2x200m (3) 28.0, 28.5
2x200m (4) 27.2, 26.0

31.36avg

Had the lung function test today, the medication appears to make it worse, have a follow up with the Dr on Saturday.


Wednesday

6km@3:56kms Glover St Oval
+
6x60m Hills Glover St Garden (Flying starts) - fastest 9.90
+
10x100m Cooldown Strides


Thursday

6x100m Strides
4x Broken 100m - Crouch start Sprint 40m, float 30m, sprint 30m
300m Wharf Rd Hill - 49.3

Torture.


Friday

6km including 6x100m Observatory Hills


Saturday

AM
5x100m Strides

PM
400m-54.47 1st O/35 SOPAC 68.9kg

+9km easy

Glad to get that out of the way, my slowest since my first ever 54.7 on grass at Glenbrook Oval in 1990. Nursing a right hammy strain so had to granny shuffle, hardly surprising with all the cramming i've attempted this week off the back of a 160km week. Executed well considering it's been at least 7 years since my last time out of blocks. A bit embarrassing, but confident i will run 2sec faster next time.

On a positive, saw Dr Helen for my lung results yesterday, 161% off the charts capacity but drops to 117% after ventolin. Started new medication Intal yesterday with a little help from Dr JH. Hard to tell   but felt a bit better than i've been feeling.


Sunday

AM
24km@4:53s Centennial Park

103km week


Tuesday, 10 December 2013

600m, 6x200m / 2x(300m,200m,100m) Hills / 800m-2:14

Monday

AM
9km@4:28kms Five Dock Bay

PM
16km@4:50kms Perimeter Trail
+ 4x100m Strides

Tuesday

AM
9km@4:39kms Glover St Oval

PM
600m (5) 6x200m Strides (1:30) ES Marks

90.01


Wednesday

AM
9km@4:40kms Five Dock Bay

PM
20km@5:10kms Long Trail + Cowan Trail


Thursday

AM
7km@4:45kms Five Dock Bay

PM
2x(300m, 200m, 100m) (jog back/4min) Callan Park Hills

49.00, 32.30, 14.37
45.12, 30.22, 12.95


Friday

AM
9km@4:27kms Five Dock Bay

PM
6km@4:40kms Glover St Oval


Saturday

AM
5km@4:52kms Five Dock Bay

PM
800m-2:14 8th SOPAC

+ 9km easy

Couldn't breathe, had a lung function test booked in the morning with a view to prescribing an alternate option to Ventolin, but the machine failed so it's rescheduled for Tuesday.


Sunday

AM
24km@4:39kms Centennial Park

PM
9km@4:08kms The Bay

163km week, bit frustrating to taper and not get a result, on the positive, i'm bloody fresh. Will try a 400m next Saturday, suffocating for 400m will be much more pleasant than suffocating for 800m.

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

4x200m Hills, 10x1min efforts / 300m Hill, 1km hard, 20x200m / Curl Curl Parkrun + 6x200m / 4x500m Hills

Monday

AM
8km-4:58km Five Dock Bay

PM
16km-4:24km Centennial Park


Tuesday

AM
7km-4:53km Timbrell Park

PM
4x200m Progressive Hills Callan Park (2:30 walk back)

33.4, 31.4, 29.9, 28.5

10min rest

10x1min efforts (1) Glover St Oval


Wednesday

AM
7km-5:08km Five Dock Bay

PM
16km-4:07km 36 laps of Glover St Oval


Thursday

AM
9km-4:40km Five Dock Bay

PM
300m Hill (10) 1km (10) 20x200m (30) Callan Park/Glover St Oval

300m Hill - 41.68

1km - 2:39

20x200m - 31.7 avg


Friday

AM
16km-4:26km The Bay

+ Strength

PM
9km-4:18km Barnwell Park


Saturday

AM
5km-17:23 (3:29kms)  Curl Curl Parkrun

+ 6x200m jog back

PM
Strength


Sunday

AM
9km-4:12kms Five Dock Bay

PM
4x500m Wharf Rd Hills (8min walk back)

1:40, 1:40, 1:40, 1:29.45

163km week


Wednesday, 27 November 2013

2km + 6x200m / 4km + 4x300m Hills / 6x300m Hills / 16km Tempo

Monday

AM
5km-24:18 (4:52kms) Five Dock Bay

PM
12x100m SOPAC


Tuesday

2km-6:41 (7) 6x200m (200m jog)-30.0 avg ES Marks


Wednesday

AM
9km-4:43km Barnwell Park

PM
16km-4:19km Drummoyne Oval


Thursday

AM
9km-4:28kms The Bay

PM
4km effort + 4x300m Cutdown Hills (jog back) The Bay/Callan Park

14:24 (3:36kms)
55, 51, 50, 47

Left the watch running from start to finish, total 17.85km, seems i've been underestimating the incidental running we do each session, not that it matters.


Friday

AM
9km-4:27kms Drummoyne Oval

+ Strength

PM
16km-4:34kms Drummoyne Oval


Saturday

AM
6x300m Hills (walk back) Callan Park

44.0 avg

PM
9km-4:50kms Barnwell Park


Sunday

AM
16km-61:05 (3:49kms) The Bay

PM
Strength +
13km-4:39kms Everywhere

165km week including 6ish km at 800m effort.


Wednesday, 20 November 2013

300m, 200m, 3x2km / 90, 75, 60, 45, 30, 15 / 2x3km Fartlek + 8x150m

Monday

AM
Strength


Tuesday

PM
300m (7) 200m (7) 3x2km (4) ES Marks

300m-39.65
200m-26.80
3x2km-6:52, 6:52, 6:52


Wednesday

AM
Strength

PM
7km-31:05 (4:27kms) Centennial Park


Thursday

AM
7km-33:18 (4:46kms) The Bay

PM
90sec (7) 75sec (6) 60sec (5) 45sec (4) 30sec (3) 15sec Drummoyne Oval

90 - 2:46km pace
75 - 2:38
60 - 2:34
45 - 2:30
30 - 2:24
15 - 2:20

Way too slow, should all be sub 2:30s. Legs stiff and sore from lifting too heavy yesterday, stupid.


Friday

Rest


Saturday

2x3ish km Fartlek, 8x150m (jog back) Nolan Reserve

3:46kms

+ Strength


Sunday

24km-1:47.01 (4:28kms) Centennial Park


76km, productive rest week. 1100m faster than 800m pace, a good 300m and strength gains.

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

4x150m, 300m, 200m, 6x1km / 3km + 2x1500m Fartlek / 5km Parkrun + 10x1min

Monday

AM
7km-33:05 (4:44kms) The Bay

PM
16km-68:30 (4:17kms) The Bay


Tuesday

AM
7km-33:05 (4:44kms) The Bay

Déjà vu

PM
4x150m (walk back), 300m (4) 200m (5) 6x1km (6min cycle) ES Marks

4x150m-20.1avg
300m-40.55
200m-27.20
6x1km-3:17 avg, comfy, got quicker each rep as I recovered from the sprints.


Wednesday

AM
8km-39:33 (4:57kms) Five Dock Bay

+ Strength

PM
17km-1:18.45 (4:38kms) Centennial Park

Crazy bike action


Thursday

AM
7km-33:48 (4:50kms) The Bay

PM
3km (5) 2x1500m Fartlek - 30 hard/30 float  (2) The Bay

9:56, 5:11, 5:13


Friday

AM
Strength

PM
10km-42:47 (4:17kms) The Bay


Saturday

AM
5km-17:51 (10) 10x1min (1) Curl Curl

PM
16km-85:20 (5:20kms) Woronora Pipeline

Hilly and I loved it, hungry for more hills.


Sunday

AM
24.2km-1:54.54 (4:45kms) Centennial Park

PM
6km-27:57 (4:40kms) Barnwell Park

161km week, 3 solid sessions, 1100m faster than 800m pace.

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

1x400m, 4x2km / 7km Tempo / 4x150m, 1x300m / 5km Parkrun + 4x Broken 5min

Monday

AM
8km-37:56 (4:45kms) Five Dock Bay

PM
16km-71:24 (4:28kms) Drummoyne Oval


Tuesday

AM
8km-38:14 (4:47kms) Five Dock Bay

PM
400m (15) 4x2km (3) Drummoyne Oval

400m-56.48
4x2km-6:48, 6:47, 6:46, 6:44

+ Strength

Not too bad, time for something fast on the track next Tuesday to see how I'm travelling.

My mate's horse won The Cup, he's a massive sports fan who really gets it....the more you bet the more you win ca-ching $$$$$$$ yeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! :-)



Wednesday

AM
8km-39:34 (4:57kms) Five Dock Bay

PM
16km-77:20 (4:50kms) Gladesville


Thursday

AM
8km-38:15 (4:47kms) The Bay

PM
7km-25:20 (3:37kms) The Bay

45sec quicker than my previous two attempts, which is a big improvement but still awful. Thursday sessions during heavy training reveal true fitness, starting to handle the work.


Friday

AM
Strength

PM
4x150m (4) 10min rest 300m Drummoyne Oval

4x150m-fastest 20.07
300m-39.90


Saturday

AM
5km-17:36 (3:31kms) + 4x Broken 5min Curl Curl

4x Broken 5minutes (1min hard, 1min ezy, 1min hard, 1min ezy, 1min hard) (3)

A bit sore from the heavy strength and particularly the fast 300m yesterday so went out much slower with the intention of coming home fast. 2km-6:55 12sec slower than the previous 2 attempts and despite attempting to pick it up I ran the final 3km identical to the last 2 attempts.

PM
10km-48:50 (4:53kms) Five Dock Bay


Sunday

AM
24km-1:54.40 (4:47kms) Centennial Park

+ Strength

PM
7km-33:06 (4:44kms) Five Dock Bay

163km week, 4 speed sessions, 1300m at faster than 800m pace. Might get fit if i keep this up.

Monday, 28 October 2013

4x Broken 8min / 20x200m + 1x400m / 5km Parkrun + 2x Broken 5min

Monday

27km-2:08.14 (4:45kms) The Bay


Tuesday

AM
9km-46:20 (5:09kms) Five Dock Bay

PM
4x Broken 8min (3) Drummoyne Oval

3min hard, 1min jog, 2min hard, 1min jog, 1min hard - avg 3:29kms


Wednesday

AM
9km-46:18 (5:09kms) Five Dock Bay

PM
12km-58:00 (4:50kms) Centennial Park


Thursday

AM
20km-89:52 (4:30kms) The Bay

PM
20x200m (30sec) then 5min rest, 1x400m Drummoyne Oval

200m-35.0avg
400m-58.51


Friday

AM
Strength

PM
12km-49:56 (4:40kms) Drummoyne Oval

28 laps with Frontier Psychiatrist on repeat.


Saturday

AM
5km-17:24 (3:29kms) + 2x Broken 5min (3) Curl Curl Parkrun

2x Broken 5min (1min hard, 1min easy, 1min hard) avg 370m for the 6 efforts - 64.8 pace

PM
10km-45:34 (4:34kms) Five Dock Bay


Sunday

21km-1:45.00 (5:00kms) Northern Beaches

Smoke was awful, had to cut the run short.

162km week

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

6x300m / 1x1500m / Run Sydney 10km

Monday

12km-58:00 (4:50kms) Centennial Park


Tuesday

6x300m (3) SOPAC

45.2, 45.2, 45.2, 45.2, 45.2, 41.5


Wednesday

9km-42:00 (4:40kms) Centennial Park


Thursday

1500m-4:22 The Bay

Not bad in shit conditions, very windy.


Friday

Rest


Saturday

6km-29:30 (4:55kms) Five Dock Bay


Sunday

Run Sydney 21st 10km-36:22 (3:38kms)

Disappointed to run that slow but realistically about what I should've expected based on training times.

Novelty cheque courtesy of Ben St.



70km week, I enjoyed the rest, on to the next block.