Back in January I was still running interval sessions hence up to 75 running activities in the month. This year saw a solid amount of cycling though mostly as a result of running injuries. The cycling accident at the end of June caused a big dip in all activities though I have been slowly on the up since then. A Queensland M50 3000m Record 9;13 in January and a 15;57 5000m were my only track races. Two parkruns two victories 16;30 and 17;18 and three Sunshine Coast Cross Country races and that was my lot racing wise. As we head into 2013 I look forward to meeting you on the start line once again and in the meantime enjoy every run, savour it as if it was your last. Cheers
I live nearly next to a golf course and my daily run skirts around the outside but Christmas Day is the special day when the golf course is closed and I can run up and down the fairways on pristine grass getting lost with just a few Plovers crows and ducks for company,slow going as I never knew where I was running circling around the greens looking for the next tee. Also like the last two weeks it has been super hot and humid.
I run everyday for the last six or so weeks, looking forward to laying off the beer in a weeks time , slimming down and trying some interval work, who knows might even race :-)
Happy Christmas everyone!
17/6/1990 Borehamwood Half Mara 71;17.0 1st Age 29
2/9/1990 WMUH Half Mara 71;35.0 1st Age 29
1/6/2008 Queensland Half Mara Doomben 72;12 3rd 1st Age 46
6/7/2008 Gold Coast Half Mara 72;26 27th 1st Age 46
Back in 1990 I was enjoying a good run of fitness having returned from two years in Oz the previous year and putting some consistent solid months of training into the bank.
The Borehamwood Half was pretty local for me and in my training diary I noted it was a hilly course and a hot Summers day!
I ran my PB 10K road time 2 days after this 30;45 @ Tring suffering blistered feet from the Half.
The West Middlesex University Hospital Half was run somewhere around Twickenham, and in my diary I noted I got miss directed and added 200m to the distance. I ran through 10Miles in 54;30. 2nd place was two minutes behind me and I won GBP125 a very tidy some back then. I also got vest/singlet that I am wearing right now sponsored by BMW and Cooper Car dealership.
18 years later I ran my third Half at Doomben on a flat course with lots of switchbacks.
The Gold Coast performance was supposed to improve on the previous effort but the wind after the turnaround up the coast put paid to what could have been :-)
Age 20
19/5/82 1500 3;56.2 Loughborough V Midlands V Civil Service 3rd PB
2/6/82 1500 3;57.5 TVH Open Meet West London 4th
10/7/82 800 2;01.9 Kinnaird Trophy Meet West London 4th PB
22/7/82 3000 8;35.7 Highgate Open Meet Parliament Hill 8th
29/7/82 1500 4;01.5 Copthall Open Meet 10th
26/8/82 3000 8;29.8 Copthall Open Meet 13th
1/9/82 3000 8;24.5 TVHOpen Meet + BMC West London 6th
7 races.
Age 31
26/7/92 3000 8;49.9 Old Gaytonians Open Meet Bannister Stadium 3rd
29/7/90 1500 4;04.4 Copthall Open Meet 3rd
26/8/92 3000 8;41.0 Copthall Open Meet 6th
3 Races
I did not race track again till I was 44 years old, when I ran , what else ! 3000m in 10;01 from memory 2nd place at my first Queensland Masters race, got beaten on the line by Kenty :-)
Age 29
5/5/90 5000 14;48.5 Southern League Copthall 1st
19/5/90 5000 14;38.4 Middlesex Champs 5th
26/5/90 1500 4;01.6 Southern League Parliament Hill 4th
10/6/90 5000 14;39.4 British League Div 1 Crystal Palace 8th
7/7/90 5000 15;01.12 British League Div 1 Birmingham 11th
25/7/90 1500 4;01.4 Copthall Open Meet 6th
29/7/90 5000 14;57.6 Old Gaytonians Open Meet Bannister Stadium 1st
7 races.
13/8/86 5000 14;46.5 Luton Open Meet 1st
20/8/86 3000 8;35.1 Highgate Open Meet Parliament Hill 3rd
23/8/86 3000 8;29.2 Haringey Open Meet New River Stadium 4th
3/9/86 3000 8;35.5 TVH Open Meet West London Stadium
20/9/86 5000 14;52.0 London Champs Haringey 2nd
24/9/86 1500 4;04.5 Copthall Open Meet
6 Races.
What's your heart do when your sleeping?
I've tried this before , wearing the heart rate monitor to bed;
An average HR of 51 for my 5 hours sleep with peaks and troughs that must play out my dreams.
Here is the other funny bit, the GPS tracking has me roaming from my bed out into the bush and into my neighbours house!
I covered 1.24km in my sleep!
Still making very steady progress keep telling myself to keep things easy and wait till I am a long way along the road before attempting anything other than steady running. I am managing the heel and running on the edge with my Achilles.
After doing lots of 30K cycles 5.6K run days I have started steady 10.6K run days. I have loved cycling and don't really want to give it away but I no their is a world of difference for me between a run and a cycle.
Here is the last fortnights running and cycling; Click on to large up;
During Movember I grew a Mo and did my best to make it look as silly as possible. I think I succeeded but started getting self conscious towards the end of the month and got rid of it Saturday morning. It is far to warm to have fur on your face here in Brissy, temps at the weekend for my runs were 30 O C and tomorrow it is forecast to get to 39 O C. Needless to say in the mornings when humidity is up into the 90% I get back from a run and flop straight into the pool.
Nearly forgot Mammas and Pappas reference was for Monday Monday but in the end decided to put up a Benny Bennassi cover because I like it more;