Watch me fly !

Well almost. Today's plan was for a 10min warm up followed by 6 x 100m intervals. When I arrived, rugby training was on and they were using most of the oval so I had to settle for a stretch which was fortunately mowed down the side (of course this means its going to be difficult to run the exact same distance next week..) There were lanes marked on the oval so I might have to pick another night. I suspect I was only covering about 80m - I 'm not sure but here are the times....

16.80
16.45
16.10
15.72 (I was flying by now !)
16.24
16.45

I had a slight stitch after the 5th rep and a terrible stitch after the 6th. Not sure why, but my breathing was getting very laboured by the end of the 5th rep. However my times didn't slip too much so I'm pretty happy with the session. I have my guru's O Runner and MPHaz to thank for their advice today !

I don't remember the last time I tried to run fast - probably not since I was a kid. At first, it felt like my legs weren't keeping up with my upper body - I felt like I was tipping over. So I tried to focus on staying more upright, rather than leaning forward slightly, and this seemed to help.

The state of my calves tomorrow will be interesting - they are generally sore after a session down at Balmoral. I think it has something to do with the killer walk back up the hill after the end of a session.

I have finally set myself some goals for the year - the C2S and the Blackmores 10km in September. I know it's hard to get a good time at the C2S so I'm really looking at it as preparation for the Blackmores 10km. As for times, my goals are for a sub-26 for the 5km (which is going to be hard work) and a sub-1 hour for the 10km. Yikes ! There it is, it's finally in writing...

Rest day, massage and Indian for dinner tomorrow - happy days !