Park Run 5k 31/3/12

18.41 by my watch. 12 second improvement over last week. It hurts though. 5 k slow job around the course afterwards

On Thursday ran a slowwww, 5k around Eastlakes while Serena had Math's tutoring then a fast, hard 5k to the office from home.

Friday was just one easy 5k to office.

MLR 15k Wed 29/3/12

Down the golf course and across to Lapa then Duffy's and back. Dead legs to Lapa but then recovered. Pleasant night.

5*900m intervals

Tue 27/3 Forced myself out on a beautiful evening for 16 * 50m strides on the grass then 4 * 900m intervals around pioneer top oval. Really struggled as the legs were dead from Sunday's 30k. But got it done.

Canberra 2012

I have now entered three consecutive marathons and all three have been cancelled.
They were the Glenbrook Marathon, the Bogong to Hotham (cancelled half way through) and then the Six Foot Track.
So now I have entered Canberra. Fourth time lucky?
At least all the preparations have put me in good form. Ran 2.05.58 for the 30k SMC so that's encouraging.
Two and a half weeks to go so if I stay injury free it should be a good run.

Three Cancelled Marathons in a Row

I have entered three marathons and all three have been cancellled due to rain/wind.

-Glenbrook Marathon Dec 2011 postponed then cancelled.

-Bogong to Hotham Jan 2012 cancelled at the 35km mark of 64km

-Six Foot Track March 2012 cancelled due to flooding on the Cox's.

So now I am entered in the Canberra Marathon on April 15th. Fourth time lucky?

Still the bonus is that I have never had such a good preparation. I have made the Sunday long run every weekend since November.

I have only just entered Canberra as I wasn't sure about my form but after running 2.05.58 at SMC 30k on Sunday I decided I was in OK shape. No DOMS and just a bit of fatigue. Finished like I could have run another 12 km if I had to. (But I should pretend that it didn't hurt every step but then it always does.)

I regret not blogging my runs over the last few months as I have been on some great ones. The highlights being an evening run up Mt Kembla, along the escarpment and back down Mt Keira. And a couple of great runs on the six foot track especially running up the switchback road from the river crossing back to the megalong road. A much more interesting route than the track.

Best of all no injuries except very sore achilles. They require a lot of warming up.