Big Kenyan Session

Today went up to running club at 8 in the morning. It was just me and Chris today as we wanted to watch Haftu race after we had trained. We decided to do a Kenyan Fartlek session, so after a 2.5km warm up we got into it. We were running around the outside of a big grass oval for a bit of a change so that was good. Kenyan Fartlek is a group of 2 minutes hard then 2 minutes jog reps then a group of 1 minutes hard then 1 minute jog. We did 8 reps of the 2 minute groups(32minutes) then 10 reps of the 1 minute groups(20 minutes). Started off and felt good, we took it in turns to lead each rep. The wind, however, was disgraceful. 120km per hour gusts The fifth 2 minute rep felt tough, but I pushed through and the next 3 felt solid. After a 4 minute break we started the 1's.  Felt good again, but occasionally we went into the wind for a whole 1 minute which was tough going. Finished the session and did a cool down. About 15.5km in all.

Easy 8km

Today did an easy 8km with a couple of mates. It was Connor, Bryan, Matt and I and again the weather was awful. It was very windy and also raining when we started, but by the end the sun was shining. Talked for the first 4km before picking up the pace a bit. At the 5.5km mark. Bryan dropped out because of a sore knee and groin. He walked back to our finish point while the 3 of us continued running for the last 2.5km. On the last km Connor and I picked up the pace a bit and had a sprint race to the end. I finished in 35:03, good run, really enjoyed running with some mates.

Windy 400's

Yesterday went up to running club in the morning as it is school holidays at the moment. It was only Nick, Liam and I as the rest of the club had done 1200m reps earlier in the morning. Liam is a new member who is a 100m sprinter and runs it in 11.5s. We started with a 2.5km warm up before getting into the session. This week has had some pretty terrible weather and yesterday it was the windiest I have ever run in. We were doing the 400's around a 1200m track. The first one was up a hill and into the wind which was pretty killer. Nick took the lead and we ended up doing it in 69s. The rest of the times were: 70s, 68s, 75s, 65s, 70s, 65s, 66s. Pretty happy with the session, Nick I think, deserves a special mention as he managed the last rep in 59s. About 5.7km in all + a 5km bike ride.

Update

 So I have been sick the past week and only started running again on Saturday. Just did an easy 6.5km just to get back into it. The time for it was 27:52 so no worries there. Then yesterday struggled out of bed at 7 in the morning after a party the night before to go up to Ferny creek with the running club. There was a huge group of us yesterday Me, Haftu, Chris, Corey, Luke, Julian, Nick and Jasper. Pretty good run, I felt pretty tired, but the huge hill didn't seem as bad as before so that is a bonus. 9.5km in about 54 minutes.

Being Sick

Been sick the last 3 days, really frustrating as I want to train hard for some upcoming races. Hopefully I'll be able to run tomorrow.

Sick 1kers

Today I had running club, but I was still feeling under the weather. Did 2.5k warm up then did the 1k's. Started off with a slow one before picking up the pace. Reps in these times respectively: 3:21, 3:09, 3:07, 3:06. Felt pretty awful, looking forward to getting better and training harder.

10km race

Today had the big 10k. Been really looking forward to this for a while. Woke up and had a really bad sore throat. I decided to do the race anyway, but I had too high expectations. After a solid warm up I went to the start line and the gun went off. Started really nicely just the way I wanted. Went through the first km in 3:35 a bit faster than the plan. I felt really good then, but then the cold kicked in at about 3.5km and I started to slow. I went through 5km in 19 minutes. I was started to hurt at around 6km , but I kept pushing through. Ended up with a time of 39:11. I was very disappointed when I finished as I was hoping for a faster time. The cold I think took it's toll. At least now I have a bench mark to work up from. I think I will sign up for the Melbourne Marathon 10km and try to beat that time then.