Taper Mode
The last two days just some easier runs. 13km yesterday and 7km today. The legs felt pretty good this morning and I've managed to keep the weight on target at 55kg.
As predicted a cold front is crossing the ACT, a little sooner than I expected earlier in the week. If the 10000m was on today it would be as unpleasant as it was last year in Melbourne. It should be close to perfect by tmoz and for most of the weekend except for Sunday...we will see.
This AMA Champs may be the end of an era for me with the 2014 version to be held in Hobart over 3 days and not at Easter. Who knows how that affects the program?! 2015 in Sydney I will possibly miss as I plan to do Marathon de Paris and the World Masters Athletics in Lyon.
Results from the last four years. At a glance my 10000m gets slower each year, the cross country quicker and the 5000m roughly the same. Can't argue with numbers except my two fastest 5000m runs post 2008 have been in the last 12 months. I haven't broken 33 minutes for 10000m on road or track since 2009 although I ran 33:18 in the wind last December. Anyway, they are my numbers, will add some more numbers in coming days.
10000m: 2009 32:55.31 1st ; 2010 33:12.88 1st ; 2011 33:15.15 2nd ; 2012 33:48.48 1st
5000m: 2009 16:02.56 1st ; 2010 16:16.88 1st ; 2011 16:13.17 4th ; 2012 16:16.2 1st
8km XC: 2009 28:13 1st ; 2010 28:07 1st ; 2011 27:32 1st ; 2012 27:34 1st
As predicted a cold front is crossing the ACT, a little sooner than I expected earlier in the week. If the 10000m was on today it would be as unpleasant as it was last year in Melbourne. It should be close to perfect by tmoz and for most of the weekend except for Sunday...we will see.
This AMA Champs may be the end of an era for me with the 2014 version to be held in Hobart over 3 days and not at Easter. Who knows how that affects the program?! 2015 in Sydney I will possibly miss as I plan to do Marathon de Paris and the World Masters Athletics in Lyon.
Results from the last four years. At a glance my 10000m gets slower each year, the cross country quicker and the 5000m roughly the same. Can't argue with numbers except my two fastest 5000m runs post 2008 have been in the last 12 months. I haven't broken 33 minutes for 10000m on road or track since 2009 although I ran 33:18 in the wind last December. Anyway, they are my numbers, will add some more numbers in coming days.
10000m: 2009 32:55.31 1st ; 2010 33:12.88 1st ; 2011 33:15.15 2nd ; 2012 33:48.48 1st
5000m: 2009 16:02.56 1st ; 2010 16:16.88 1st ; 2011 16:13.17 4th ; 2012 16:16.2 1st
8km XC: 2009 28:13 1st ; 2010 28:07 1st ; 2011 27:32 1st ; 2012 27:34 1st
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