Training Log Archive: macey

x country at ash island. hard to say what the actual distance was, it was advertised 10.4, my garmin measured 10, but there was a really twisty section that i don't think my gamin measured accurately. anyway.

was handicap and i started off 26:40 with another guy who immediately took of at 3:15 pace. I knew he was pretty good so i let him go and he disappeared into the distance pretty quickly. there was 5 or so quick guys starting 50 secs behind so i wanted to try and hold them off if possible. felt fairly strong but it was hard to keep pace through the muddy twisty section. garmin shows my pace fell to around 4:20 through these sections. the first guy from the pack behind went flying past around 6ks in, and i could see stu coming as well. however still felt pretty strong, got a stitch at 7ks but it was just as i hit the twisty section again so i had to slow down anyway. had a really strong finish after that which i'm pleased about. and managed to hold off stu, although his time would have been 40 secs quicker than mine.

pleased with how strong i felt compared to last week, but still lacking some speed.

hills at king edward. 10 mins warm up and down + 3 ints, 2 mins recovery, the usual really. times were slower than before easter but i suppose i haven't done any speed work since. felt alright up the hill though which is good.

times 6:11, 6:22, 6:23
Avg 6:19

was stuffed after 3 but probably should have had a longer rest after the 3rd (i.e 4 mins) and gone for a 4th. next time

foot was ok today and didn't even bother me through the session, weird

foot was hurting from yesterdays run so hopped on the bike for a short ride round the streets after uni. was nice out round the farms

log has been a bit empty so far this week due to some long days at uni, 9am -8pm on monday and 8am -8pm on tuesday. however with no uni today i thought i might get back into my long runs, which is the one session i'm struggling to find a home for due to time constraints and other stuff on. anyway. first 10k was alright but the next 5 was a bit of a struggle and the last part of the run was just painful as my legs and my feet were really sore. need new shoes. the cold wind made my asthma play up a little on downhills as well

ride. got a puncture, my tyre now has a tear in it with the tube bulging out a little bit. rode heaps carefully home cos i thought i would get another

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