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So...Six Foot Track....and a catch up...

Posted by vat , 19 December 2012 -

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Okay, haven't posted in a while - kinda dropped the ball a bit in the run up to Brisbane Marathon. To sum up (from the Brisbane Running Festival thread ...):

Summary of the lead up (i.e. after the last 36k run) (posted 3 August 2012)
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Another 36k in the bank

Posted by vat , 08 July 2012 -

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The alarm went off at four frakkin' o'clock in the frakkin' morning...

The schedule called for 36k today, and since I'm on call and we're most likely to get calls in the afternoon (not that I've had a call this time), the percentage play to get my run done uninterrupted was to run in the morning, and with the BRRC on today and...

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A couple of easy runs, and QR XC 5k

Posted by vat , 07 July 2012 -

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Rounded out the working week with a gentle 7k or so cruise around the UQ trail - still felt a little heavy in the legs, pace was around 4:50 or so. Felt better afterwards, and it was a pleasant afternoon for a run.

My cycling partner is in NZ skiing this weekend, so I took the opportunity to sleep in. I was planning on catching up with some running...

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4 x 1k on Heavy Legs

Posted by vat , 05 July 2012 -

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Mid to late afternoon, pulled up to my usual starting point in St Lucia for training on the UQ trail feeling a bit weary after a longish drive from work, so grabbed a quick 10 minute nap before heading off on my warm up.

I had initially planned 5 x 1.1k. Legs felt pretty heavy through the warm up, eventually running out the 3.5k or so at about 4:42 pace. ...

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Back to work, and last thoughts on the GC Half

Posted by vat , 04 July 2012 -

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Felt pretty decent on Tuesday - seemed to have pulled up fairly well from the half.

Had to train from home on Tuesday afternoon as dumb-dumb here managed to bring to Nike Frees with him to train with...from differing pairs, which would have been okay as they're the same shoe, in different colours...except they were both right shoes. Briefly considered...

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Monday - Brisbane Running Festival launch, shortish tempo

Posted by vat , 02 July 2012 -

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Didn't pull up too badly from Sunday's race - a little niggle at the top of the left ITB, and weirdly, pain in the left shoulder. Probably tensed up over the last ten in the race fighting it out.

I headed into the city mid-morning to attend the Brisbane Running Festival's launch in the Botanic Gardens. Rather than get torn a new one for...

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2012 Gold Coast Half Marathon

Posted by vat , 02 July 2012 -

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With a preceding week that was a bit easier than what I had had in mind, I was a bit toey about the Half Marathon through the week, although thinking on it, it was probably more an "anticipation of pain" thing rather than any doubts about the training and workload I'd put in. I was actually pretty relaxed on the day, with the Brisbane...

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Lead up to the Gold Coast Half

Posted by vat , 02 July 2012 -

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Oops, hadn't posted in a while, been a bit busy with a few things at work and home.

So, to update
Sat June 23 - put in about 40ks on the bike in the morning riding with my usual Saturday cycling group. Wasn't a hard ride, although bailed from the group in one section as the strongest rider in the group was trying out his new time trial bike and I...

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End of the working week

Posted by vat , 22 June 2012 -

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Thursday - I was literally still working out what I was going to do after my warm up for this session. Ended up doing 5 x 1.1km or so, which pacewise went 3:51, 3:48, 3:48, 3:43 and 3:36. Didn't really push until the last rep, just worked on being nice and tall and consistent with my stride and action.
Friday - got out at lunch and rolled through a...

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Mid week update - June 18-20

Posted by vat , 20 June 2012 -

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Gently winding off the miles ahead of the Gold Coast Half Marathon in a week and a half's time.

I'm on a training course for work out of Rocklea this week which means a later start and finishing a bit later. It's a little fiddly but you know what runners are like with routine.

I was fairly beaten up on Monday after the 36, and a bit niggly at...

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