BBQ Stakes Maximum Threshold 6km XC 21:34

Cloudy, windy, some drizzle and cool at BBQ Stakes at lunch. A very similar run to my last outing at BBQ. Even paced throughout and very strong at the finish. Time of 21:34 just one second faster than a couple of weeks ago. Helen ran a solid 29:30ish. Her form is tracking with mine. Logical since we train together.

Prior to Australian Masters Athletics Championships in Perth I was running BBQ around 15 seconds slower than post Championships. Maybe I was a bit underdone with maximum threshold work pre-AMA Champs when the focus was more on 1500m. I'm holding it together at BBQ for longer now.

This afternoon an 11km recovery run, 19km for the day, 129km last 7 days.

Next set on Saturday with long XC intervals at Stromlo.

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