Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:48:32 +0000 info@coolrunning.com.au (CoolRunning Forums) IP.Blog 60
Another month has flown by! Two good races last month with the Sydney:10 & The SMH Half Marathon.

Sydney:10 i ran in 50:19. Just missed the sub50. But still happy as i had a bad belly bug and had two "heave stops" that probably cost me the 19 secs. I also went out too hard with a 4:04 first km and the rest ranging from...]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 02:27:00 +0000
This has been my biggest and best training month ever!

Having booked in with LongArms online coaching has made a big difference. Just having to report back to Sean each week has helped me tie the laces up at times where i might not have if it was just me. Has been a great variety of hills, intervals, fartleks, recoveries and the good old long...]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:41:00 +0000
March was a bit of a mixed bag, was off sick with a sinus infection for a week, twinged my calf a little the week after that - probably being silly and going to hard on the hills! in saying that the 12 runs that i did have were great!

Races-
24/3 SMC 5KM - 23:41 mins (beat last months by about 50 secs!)

Total Runs - 12
Total Other - 3...]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:42:00 +0000
Just a quick & very exciting one, I have registered for the Sydney Marathon in September for my first full Marathon!

Really looking forward to the training and exctied and nervous for the day!

Ill try and keep the blog updated as the training journey continues!

I am also fundraising for Alzheimer's Australia right up until...]]> Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:39:00 +0000 January
Total Km - 82km
Total Run Time- 7 hours 44 mins
15 runs
4 games of soccer
3 days on holiday
10 rest days

February
Total Km - 105km
Total Run Time - 10 hours 24 mins
12 runs
3 games of soccer
6 injured days (calf strain from soccer)
1 Day on holiday
6 Rest days

Year KM to Date = 187...]]> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:12:00 +0000
Wednesday was the hardest run on the track at Botany, 3km warm up - 3x1.6km - 3km cool down. 1.6km splits were 7:47, 8:00, 8:11 so slowed down a bit towards the end!

Tempo this morning was 5km-5min stop rest-5km. Not sure of split yet but am sure the second 5km will be...]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:57:00 +0000
Hasnt been too much happening in the last week or so. twinged my calf playing soccer so thought id rest it up to be on the safe side.

Started up again on Friday to test it out before my first 5km race ever at SMC on Sunday, luckily it came good!

Fri 15th - 15mins / 3.01km @ 4:59 p/km - 1km warm up - 2 x 400m - 1km Cool down

Sat 16th -...]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:50:00 +0000
Back into a training program after 4 weeks of no running, followed by 5 weeks of just running to whole the knee felt.

Will still be guided by body as im transitioning to fore foot strike and using the new 4mm drop shoes (have run in them 7 times so far, tried a run in my brooks adrenalines and they just feel wrong now, couldnt feel my foot hitting...]]> Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:10:00 +0000
Was on holidays last week and only managed to sneak in 2 runs, both 3km on same course one was  15:41 and the other 14:33 (first time ive managed 3 x sub 5 min km's back to back for a while!). I did work for my landscaper mate and carried about 4 tonne of pavers over two days tho!  

My calves arent as sore anymore so am going to go...]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:27:00 +0000
Just a quick update. I went and had a session with Keith Bateman on Monday and it was GREAT!

It took a while during the lesson to get the technique right but Keith got me there by the end of the hour or so! He makes it sound & look so simple....Now i just have to practice!!

I went for a run on Tuesday, even though my calves...]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:30:00 +0000