Running warm up/down 22:46 [2] 4.55 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Adistar Cushion 6 red
Pushed Amy around in the pram following Rachel's race in the Ex Christchurch 5k. Didn't go up and down the hill.
Running warm up/down 10:00 [2] 2.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Nike Free 7.0
Jogged around the outside of the stadium and did a few run throughs in the back straight before the 5000m at Perry Lakes at 11am. Not much of a warm up but seemed to be enough with the run by the river 3 hours earlier.
Running race 17:27 [5] 5.0 km (3:29 / km)
slept:6.4 weight:70.5kg shoes: Nike Free 7.0
My first ever 5000m on the track at Perry Lakes starting at 11am. Kind of hoping to get under 17 but didn't really think that was realistic on recent form so more concerned with beating my road PB of 17:30. Conditions were about as good as you could hope for at 11am in January, overcast, mid 20s with a enough breeze to be cooling without being hard work. Didn't feel uncomfortably hot until after I finished. I expected to be one of the slowest and for most to run too quick early so I hung off the back for the first 2 laps but it was still a bit too quick for me. Passed the only girl in the race just before 1k then a young guy who was struggling so badly that I lapped him not much later before he was pulled off the track by officials, apart from that had nobody within 50m of me until the winner lapped me on the finish line. Felt reasonably comfortable all the way but just couldn't quite hold the pace I wanted, almost every lap was a little slower than the one before. Tried to lift in the last couple of laps but didn't really feel I had anything more that was going to last longer than the final straight. Gained just enough with the final sprint to sneak under the road PB. Reasonably satisfied with the performance but probably the least happy I have ever been with a PB. Definitely feel sub 17 would be possible with a bit more speedwork (and a bit of dieting).
Lap times
38.18
80.40
83.20 1k 3:21.78
83.70
83.98
83.78 2k 6:50.92 (3:29.14)
85.33
85.05 3k 10:23.62 (3:32.70)
87.09
85.77
86.68 4k 14:00.08 (3:36.46)
85.43
78.86 5k 17:27.45 (3:27.37)
Running warm up/down 12:28 [2] 2.5 km (4:59 / km)
shoes: Nike Free 7.0
Warm down around the lakes with brief stops for a drink and to have a look at the new stadium under construction across the road.