ABS Fun Run 6km
Weather very windy, cool, sunny. I took a day off work to participate and had a much needed sleep in. I've won this race twice before (2010 & 2015). Not so today, 2nd place, lost by 1 second in a sprint finish. Great fun.
May, June and July are always high volume months with longer type interval sessions and hills. The racing form is often good but hard going without any spring in the step. I usually start very hard in races and just try to hold on to the form. It was like that today.
The course out and back on bitumen/concrete twisting bike path with a couple of sharp hills in each direction. I led solo from start to 4km mark, mostly into the wind. I sensed Dan catching me (I never had more than 70 metres lead), I dropped the pace, waited and forced him to the front. From that point the race became easier for me but the outcome a lottery. We duked it out over the final 70 metres on grass, I wasn't good enough. Splits: First 3km 10:15, second 3km 10:09 = 10:24. That's a solid 10km pace so the form was good. Great to see so many familiar faces out there, old friends and new.
All up 12km this morning including strides. Another 6km this afternoon with make 125km last 7 days.
Next set Saturday, long step down XC intervals.
May, June and July are always high volume months with longer type interval sessions and hills. The racing form is often good but hard going without any spring in the step. I usually start very hard in races and just try to hold on to the form. It was like that today.
The course out and back on bitumen/concrete twisting bike path with a couple of sharp hills in each direction. I led solo from start to 4km mark, mostly into the wind. I sensed Dan catching me (I never had more than 70 metres lead), I dropped the pace, waited and forced him to the front. From that point the race became easier for me but the outcome a lottery. We duked it out over the final 70 metres on grass, I wasn't good enough. Splits: First 3km 10:15, second 3km 10:09 = 10:24. That's a solid 10km pace so the form was good. Great to see so many familiar faces out there, old friends and new.
All up 12km this morning including strides. Another 6km this afternoon with make 125km last 7 days.
Next set Saturday, long step down XC intervals.
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