ACT Masters Track : 5000m ; 4 x 1500m Relay
Weather hot and windy 32.8 degrees at 5000m race start. Not an end in sight to this hot summer with 37 degrees predicted next week for the 10000m. The 10000m will be run later in the evening so things might not be as bad as this week. In this weather I am enlisting a helper to provide water for tipping on the head every lap. I had signs of heat stress before the meet start (aching muscles) despite all the hydration. Too hot for posting times in full sun. I just try to get in some cruisy track runs until the weather cools down in coming weeks. All of my hard sessions are done in the cool of the morning.
5000m: Splits: 77, 78, 81, 81, 84, 84, 84, 84, 84, 85, 85, 84, 42 = 17:13. Wind picked up after 4 laps. The old M55 club record was 17:28. I made sure I was under that.
4 x 1500m: I ran the first leg in 4:55. Leg splits: Me 455, Roger 653, Ewen 651, Colin 510. There was no M55 club record, we established one. W65 team broke the old club record by 3 minutes.
Helen was the water provider this evening. Her shoes melted in the car, had to borrow some from Kathy to run last event of the night.
5000m: Splits: 77, 78, 81, 81, 84, 84, 84, 84, 84, 85, 85, 84, 42 = 17:13. Wind picked up after 4 laps. The old M55 club record was 17:28. I made sure I was under that.
4 x 1500m: I ran the first leg in 4:55. Leg splits: Me 455, Roger 653, Ewen 651, Colin 510. There was no M55 club record, we established one. W65 team broke the old club record by 3 minutes.
Helen was the water provider this evening. Her shoes melted in the car, had to borrow some from Kathy to run last event of the night.
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