Striders Homebush 10K.
SATURDAY 2/7/05, 6AM, 24K, WEEK TO DATE 65K, 4 HOURS SLEEP
Bit of a trip into the unknown this morning, I hadn't done any speedwork since last month's 10K due to illness and a few other things, so I was curious to see what I'd lost. 43 minutes seemed feasible after running 40.25 and 41.03 at my previous two 10Ks before illness.
I only live 7K from Olympic Park, so ran to the start as warm up, and ran back after the race (both at about 5.15 pace) for a 24K morning.
Clear and 12 degrees at the start.
I found myself in a loose group of O Runner, Spud, Charles Coville, John van Yzendoorn, Jim Cryer and a few others. I was hurting by 3K- legs were okay, but my aerobic fitness just couldn't match that and my throat and lungs were burning. Spud and Charles went past me just after halfway but O Runner and I kept swapping the lead back and forth until I put a little gap into him at around 8K.
However, he has more outright speed than I do so I knew he'd come back at me, and so it was- I could hear O's breathing and footsteps closing in behind me with several hundred metres to go, but I just managed to hold him off as he ran out of room and I finished just in front in 42.06.
Definitely the most painful 10K I've done for quite some time.
Splits (very uneven!)
4.22
4.01 (8.23)
4.04 (12.28)
4.20 (16.48)
4.02 (halfway 20.51)
4.16 (25.08)
4.16 (29.25)
4.20 (33.45)
4.19 (38.04)
4.00 (finish 42.05)
So, yeah, not bad under the circumstances, now I have something to work with for the next couple of months.
Not sure of the total number of runners, but Glenn Guzzo won in 30.40, Charlotte Paul was first woman in 36 odd, Brightshoes ran s scary new PB of 33.46 (last kilometre 3.08!), Vat, Fats, Superflake, Queen Bee all did PBs, Spud ran well to just miss his PB.
Bit of a trip into the unknown this morning, I hadn't done any speedwork since last month's 10K due to illness and a few other things, so I was curious to see what I'd lost. 43 minutes seemed feasible after running 40.25 and 41.03 at my previous two 10Ks before illness.
I only live 7K from Olympic Park, so ran to the start as warm up, and ran back after the race (both at about 5.15 pace) for a 24K morning.
Clear and 12 degrees at the start.
I found myself in a loose group of O Runner, Spud, Charles Coville, John van Yzendoorn, Jim Cryer and a few others. I was hurting by 3K- legs were okay, but my aerobic fitness just couldn't match that and my throat and lungs were burning. Spud and Charles went past me just after halfway but O Runner and I kept swapping the lead back and forth until I put a little gap into him at around 8K.
However, he has more outright speed than I do so I knew he'd come back at me, and so it was- I could hear O's breathing and footsteps closing in behind me with several hundred metres to go, but I just managed to hold him off as he ran out of room and I finished just in front in 42.06.
Definitely the most painful 10K I've done for quite some time.
Splits (very uneven!)
4.22
4.01 (8.23)
4.04 (12.28)
4.20 (16.48)
4.02 (halfway 20.51)
4.16 (25.08)
4.16 (29.25)
4.20 (33.45)
4.19 (38.04)
4.00 (finish 42.05)
So, yeah, not bad under the circumstances, now I have something to work with for the next couple of months.
Not sure of the total number of runners, but Glenn Guzzo won in 30.40, Charlotte Paul was first woman in 36 odd, Brightshoes ran s scary new PB of 33.46 (last kilometre 3.08!), Vat, Fats, Superflake, Queen Bee all did PBs, Spud ran well to just miss his PB.
posted by Mister G at 10:00 am
1 Comments:
Great run today Sean considering that you have been battling that lurgy.
You will have better days in the future.
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