Wow, I didn’t realise it was this long since my last confession!
Well, not a lot of mileage under the belt since the last visit but I have been training relatively consistently between 50km and 70km a week but mostly working on my speed. It’s making a clear difference to my running but fatigue certainly sets in.
Anyway, I finished the last of six weeks on Tuesday (9th) with the ladder I’d adopted after the first two weeks. This consisted of a 1km warm up followed by a ladder of 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000 and back down with 400 metres between efforts. As I said, it’s made a tangible difference but this was a week to far and I was glad to put it to bed so that I can go back to base and lead into the Dusk ‘til Dawn in February.
Before that there was the small matter of the Kurrawa to Duranbah 50km on Sunday just gone and the Hares & Hounds at Glasshouse coming up on January 11th.
The Kurrawa event is something else. I fully expected it too be a cruise along the sea front … what an idiot. It was 23 ยบ C at the 5:00am start with 86% humidity. Throughout the run it became hotter and hotter as the humidity dropped and with welcome but strong winds. Suffice to say it was a tough event and I was more than pleased with a 20 minute PB over this distance despite having to forego my 4:30 race plan before the start.
If you want a challenge and are prepared to put something on the line, I recommend the event but it’s not for the faint hearted at this time of year. 3½ weeks to Hares & Hounds with some gentle km’s between now and then. Looking forward to getting on the trail.
