Secret Blog for Killing Track and Parkrun PBs

Cool and humid at Parkrun Panboola Wetlands 4th in 18:44. It was my fastest time on this course in 2025 and my highest Age Graded Performance (87.9%)since May 2024(87.96%) I felt great running on the course despite the overnight rain and soggy surface in places including some big puddles. I had some young lads to chase in the top three. Splits:250m:3:42/km,3:38/km,3:37/km,3:41/km(dead Turn),3:42/km,3:48/km,3:48/km,3:50/km,3:47/km,3:42/km.Next Race, Next week in the The Canberra Times Marathon Festival 2025 10k road race on Saturday morning.

A 5km morning run before  heading South on a Road trip to prepare for Parkrun tomorrow morning. Munchkin the Border Collie and I ran a solid 7.5 km on the beach at low tide. Weather warm, full sun, no wind. Showers are predicted for this afternoon and evening.

Morning Runs from home including a 15km Hill Loop. In the afternoon a set of 5 x 1km Intervals. Weather sunny, no wind. Sessions for the remainder of the week will include short Intervals.

No rain or wind since yesterday afternoon, perfect running weather this morning with all the weather pushed out to sea although Surf swell is still rough and unsafe. I ran a fast paced 13km Hill Loop on my usual circuit pushing hard on all the hills. I ran an easy 4km run with the dog as recovery including a coffee stop at the boathouse cafe . Focus for the remainder of the week will be preparation for Parkrun on Saturday and the Australian Masters Athletics 10km Road Championships in Canberra on the following Weekend.

More rain overnight with strong, cold winds from the south, huge surf again. I ran before dawn again before retreating inside back at home to escape the rain and wind. Similar conditions in the morning but without the rain and some welcome sunshine. It looks like the weather system has moved out to sea and should be better weather by Wednesday when I can resume structured training. 16km for the morning. Before lunch a 4km run in sheltered forest close to home, 20km for the day. Final Australian Masters Athletics Championships Final Entrants List has been posted. With the Australian Masters 10km road Championships just a week before the Australian Masters 10000m Track Race I opted out of entering the 10km track event. My full Track program will include the 1500m and 5000m with the 8km Cross country as my final event of the Championships.

The weather system that's been impacting this region began to show signs of improvement from this morning although still windy with showers after full on winds, huge waves and rain overnight. I ran a short run before dawn in horrible conditions, I retreated inside and by the time I ventured out again 30 minutes later I was able to run 13km without miserable rain and wind. In the afternoon I ran 7km as planned. The weather should have mostly cleared off by Wednesday.

Overnight the Weather System I Escaped from Yesterday caught up with me, cutting power, trees down, wind and constant rain. I ran 6km from home in the elements before heading home again to safety and comfort, completing another 5km indoors before calling quits for the day. Absolutely no chance of outdoor running with drizzle and high winds in the afternoon. This weather event is affecting most of South Eastern Australia and should improve by around Wednesday. I'll fit in as much running as I can during the breaks in weather.