Training Log Archive: Craig

Event: WAMC Matilda Bay Run
 

Warm up with Todd Ingraham.

Matilda Bay 10k race.
Started on the front line and got a bit of a break on Rachel early on. Heart started playing up at about 1k so tried to be conservative hoping I would be able to go with Rachel when she passed me. Heart came good for a while around 4k and I pushed a little harder briefly but it started playing up so backed off again. Had an 18 second lead at the 5k turn which I thought would be enough. Felt like I pushed a bit harder over the next few km but at the final turn at about 8.5k the gap was back to 10 seconds so I was feeling a little pressure over the closing 1.5k. I was confident I still had a good kick left but was scared of going too early in case it really upset my heart but also scared of leaving it too late and giving Rachel a sniff of victory. Increased the effort a little over the next 1k then kicked with about 400 to go and actually felt quite good extending the lead back out to 18 seconds by the finish.

Short shuffle with Rachel. Calves already starting to seize up.

5k loop (6:27, 9:13, 7:36, 4:53).
Slept in and then took a while to decide to go for a run so set out pretty late and it was getting pretty warm. Felt a bit hot and tired so tried to take it very easy. Felt very slow but wasn't as bad as I thought which is a good sign I guess.

5k loop (6:08, 8:54, 7:03, 4:15).
Legs heaps better today but can't say the same about my heart. Heart not great while running but worse before getting out of bed, think it might have been a bit of AF rather than just ectopics.

5k loop (7:10, 9:56, 7:51, 4:41).
Heart bad all yesterday afternoon and last night but ok running.

Tapering.

Easy long loop with lots of walking. Really tired again early on but feeling a bit better by the end.

Aborted 5k loop. Felt crap and achilles was sore so I turned around at Moola Rd and walked for a while.