Secret Blog for Killing Track and Parkrun PBs

Pre-Dawn and Early Morning runs of 20km from home with Munchkin the Border Collie. Weather humid with a sea fog cooling things off a little. In the afternoon 2 x One Mile Hill Efforts. Yesterday I spotted an echidna in the front garden who had dug up an ant nest and was having an ant dinner while completely covered by them.

Pre-Dawn runs from home with a pea soup fog drifting in from the coast, bringing with it very light misty rain. I used this morning to un-box My Race day Shoes(Nike Alphafly3) as yet un-worn in a race. I did try them on just once on a short jog. This morning they got a decent wearing in without issues and will wear them in more as my first race day nears in April. With my car out of action getting repairs my next Parkrun is likely to be on 8th March.

Pre-Dawn runs from home of 20km all up including a quick Coffee at the Boathouse Cafe. Weather Full Sun, light winds. All of my runs this week will be done from home while I get the car serviced.

Early trip north taking up most of the morning to get the car serviced. Upon returning home back in the car for a trip to glasshouse Rocks Beaches for a set of Long Beach Intervals (2 x 5km with long recovery) Racing Munchkin the Border Collie. In the afternoon a Recovery Run from home.

This Morning a Recovery Day on local paths after Parkrun in Pambula yesterday, just taking in the sights in beautiful weather. 20km all up for the morning. Last evening the first time in ages I looked at the Garmin Stats to get an Idea of where I am at. Yesterday's run chart looked typical with a moderate start until I found my threshold and holding heart rate just over 161BPM from 5 minutes in, all the way to the finish. It never felt easy in the Parkrun with 99% Humidity. I hope to find better racing conditions in Autumn. I'll focus on short Intervals from Monday on and see if I can improve a little this Saturday.

Sunny morning with some fog at Parkrun Panboola wetlands, 99% Humidity we all struggled in., just a second slower than the last run, soundly beaten by a 30yo. On the way home a recovery run at Glasshouse Rocks Beaches with Munchkin the Border Collie.

Road Trip : Pre-Dawn Local runs from home before heading south for a set of 3 x 1km Beach Intervals racing Munchkin the Border Collie to shake out the Cob webs before Parkrun on Saturday morning. Weather full sun, some wind on the Coast.