Racing and Training 2018

I did six at six.. the Harlequin Dream. Carl took a tumble on this one and had to go to hospital. On a positive note my right hip seemed to be a lot more free in its movement. We shall see if the improvement continues!

Did some laps in Caerleon the first time for a long time. To make it fun I programmed the following workout into my Forerunner 235 ... 10 minutes warm up, 10 sets of (jog 500m, run 300m), 5 minutes cool down. ... and here is what Strava made of it... I also saw lots of joggers, Caerleon Runners, beeping motorists, King Charles spaniels, Lliswerry Groups 1 and 2, Air Cadets practice at the hall and much more! https://www.strava.com/activities/1865378160

I did a 21.2 km LSR with the 8am 10mm crew. It was the Newport Half Marathon course as near as dammit. ... and it was fun!

I did six @ six. The Harlequin Dream Course. Feeling a bit sore in the left ankle

I did the Lliswerry Interval Session this was my comment on Facebook - Septempo Did I mention the DNS in the half marathon in a hot & humid Malaga last Sunday? Discretion the better part of valour! Anyway, back home now and a nice welcome home interval session with Group 5 last night. with reps from Spytty McDonald's down & round towards the clock. The group was superbly led by pink hair  Claire . Rest today and Six at Six can't come soon enough.

Wednesday 12 September 2018 It was the 5000 metres on the track today. Once again, I spent a short time in the morning by the pool. My race was at 20:00 so I headed to the main stadium at mid-afternoon. I saw a number of my chums, including Sally & David, Ian Snow, and Barrie & Katie. Keith also came to watch. I was in the middle race of three. I would have expected to run 23 minutes and something. I ran 23:08.08 so that was not too bad. Ian Mitchell was in my heat. He was quicker than me in the 10K road race but I was quicker than him this evening. After the race Keith, Barrie, Katie and myself had some food and a beer in the bus station cafeteria.

Sunday 09 September 2018 I had a very poor night’s sleep again. Sleeping fitfully, I got up very early and was early for the 6:58 train. I had a bad stomach and generally felt quite rough. I had to visit the loo before the 10K Road Race. The race itself was tough in very warm and humid conditions. There was a problem with my chip recording and I did not get a finish time. I finished about 20 seconds in front of Andrew Murray. I was red as a beetroot and soaking wet with sweat due to the humidity. After my race I went to see Juliet run her 200 metres semi final at the University track. In the evening I went out with Stu, Joel, Juliet and Neil. We went out at 9:30pm and I got home at 2pm.

Wednesday 05 September 2018 This was the day of the first race, the 8K cross country. I had set my alarm for 8am as a back stop. I needed it! I woke one minute before the alarm went off. My idea of getting a taxi to the venue did not come to fruition so I walked, got the Cercanías for two stops and then walked at the other end. It was a good option as I got to see the course before I arrived at the start and finish area. Here is what I said to Keith Etheridge about the experience… I was pleased to finish the course it was a tough one. You are right, I was well aware of the progress that I have made in the last six months so I am happy with that. I ran most of the way with Rob Sargent who is definitely a baby… still in the 60-age group (but not for long). Rob was in front of me for most of the race. He pushed hard for 3 of the 4 laps but then tailed off. Archie had told us that he was only going to do one lap so we knew that he would not finish. I think quite a few runners approac...

I am in Malaga. I shall be competing in WMACS Malaga 2018. I shall not be doing much else. I was still very tired on Tuesday and I had a lazy day although I did go to the pool and did little swimming and aqua aerobics. In the afternoon I had a stroll down to the sea front and back through the park. I did some shopping – I found a supermarket which sells steak and strawberries! I had an early night.

am I ran to the Riverfront. I did a tempo riverfront parkrun (23:13) and I jog walked home. This was a 30 second improvement over a few weeks ago and my best time since pre-Denmark. Although, I was a lot quicker then (20:55).

pm I did 6 at six with 12 others. We did the Harlequin Dream route. I felt the benefit of reduced mileage this week.