Cycle Begins Again


Only 2km with Bella yesterday on my recovery from Championships day. Today straight back into it with a 20km run over the mountain to work and back. It will be normal base building 101 tomorrow with a long intervals session either on track or at Stromlo.
In 11 days the Australian Running Festival Half Marathon…I get an extra week of recovery this year. I am entered for the Gold Coast Half Marathon in July so it will be interesting to see if I can improve with some specific half marathon training.

Looking way forward I will adjust the competition blocks back to make good for the Australian Masters Athletics Championships at Hobart in early March (non-Easter). Only three days competition so 10000m, 5000m, Cross Country for me on consecutive days. Prior to that there is Oceania Championships in hot January Bendigo (5000m & 800m), Australian Masters Games in cool October Geelong (5000m & 1500m). Zatopek B Grade 10000m and Victorian 5000m Championships will also slot in there somewhere.
On the road, after I return from Tour de France will be City2Surf and Canberra Times Fun Run…not much room in the year for anything else.

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