Well, now that the excitement (disappointment, despair?) of the World Cup is over, probably time to get back to training properly.
I was pretty beat up after the Bribie Beach marathon – events having caught up with me I think. I’ve had a subsequent three weeks of low km’s with a few shorter, intense workouts thrown in, culminating in a very chilled weekend away in Byron Bay. I’ve still managed to get out every day but only in a token manner so it’s now time to switch on.
Ran a PB over a 13 km loop through the bush yesterday, though I have only ever ran it twice before and the last time was around three years ago so it’s no real guide but it was a strong run at 1:02:30
I’m trying to get my head around running ‘long’ during the week. Not pointless ultra runner long mind you (I think I’ve proven that you don’t need 150 km weeks to run a good hundred miler, nor more than a few 100 km weeks for that matter), but decent 20 km runs at decent tempo.
Focus now is to get quick again and get a couple more base building cycles in from the beginning of 2012 and hit that 3 hour mark at the Gold Coast next July. Finishing this streak will help as my training will become more structured ... 99 days to go (not including this evening’s effort which the blog has already counted).
Still have a little niggle with my hip :O(
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