ACT 5000m Championships
Weather 21 degrees, wind 34kph reducing to 11kph during race (into face in home straight), very large field of all ages and speeds.
No results as yet. Roughly Me: 16:42, Steve 17:31, Keith 18:18, Dale 20:25, Kathy 22:17, KT 12:13 in 3000m. Promising for all of us, around 40-50 seconds away from what we will all do this season. Helen ran 6km BBQ Stakes, her quickest in a long time.
Of me: Pre-event did my usual daily protocol of diet, stretching and rest. I will be taking all the four consecutive 5000m races seriously as I build the form, aiming for 10 seconds better each week. Volume in last 7 days was 131km, down from a peak of 142km a few days prior. It will reduce to 80km in the final two weeks before AMA Championships.
The race: A fast split start, 36? competitors. Athletics ACT using the race as their championships, ACT Masters Championships in three weeks. As usual with the ACT Masters races we would be running in lane 2 for most of the race. Some very slow runners in the mix. After 150m I had slipped onto the tail of eight 14s-15:30 runners, daylight between me and the next runner. The wind was strong in the main straight, I had to be alert no to drop off. 800m 2:27, 1000m 3:05, 1200m 3:47(lost contact), 1500m 4:41, 1600m 5:05, 2000m 6:29 (fading), blocked out all noise, shut eyes and raced home with what I had left, not pretty.
Most of those I talked to were happyish with their results and positive for the weeks ahead.
No results as yet. Roughly Me: 16:42, Steve 17:31, Keith 18:18, Dale 20:25, Kathy 22:17, KT 12:13 in 3000m. Promising for all of us, around 40-50 seconds away from what we will all do this season. Helen ran 6km BBQ Stakes, her quickest in a long time.
Of me: Pre-event did my usual daily protocol of diet, stretching and rest. I will be taking all the four consecutive 5000m races seriously as I build the form, aiming for 10 seconds better each week. Volume in last 7 days was 131km, down from a peak of 142km a few days prior. It will reduce to 80km in the final two weeks before AMA Championships.
The race: A fast split start, 36? competitors. Athletics ACT using the race as their championships, ACT Masters Championships in three weeks. As usual with the ACT Masters races we would be running in lane 2 for most of the race. Some very slow runners in the mix. After 150m I had slipped onto the tail of eight 14s-15:30 runners, daylight between me and the next runner. The wind was strong in the main straight, I had to be alert no to drop off. 800m 2:27, 1000m 3:05, 1200m 3:47(lost contact), 1500m 4:41, 1600m 5:05, 2000m 6:29 (fading), blocked out all noise, shut eyes and raced home with what I had left, not pretty.
Most of those I talked to were happyish with their results and positive for the weeks ahead.
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