So Far So Good
Week 1
Started with the traditional NYE morn lap of Mt Coot-tha (at cruise pace - 52mins) and barby brekky.
Easy runs on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Went to PCRG Thursday and Friday (took it easy Fri) but on Thurs ran hard and had a very slight improvement from last month in my 1k reps (4:01 to 4:05).
Saturday - 25k in around 2h10m.
10k 'no watch' run at BRRC on Sunday. My plan was to run at 5min pace and allowing for a couple of drink stops I nominated a time of 50:10. Thought I was going a bit too fast so slowed it down at the 9k mark. Finished in 50:40 - I really needed to speed it up in that last km!
Total for the week - 92k
Week 2
Very easy run Monday.
Tuesday was the monthly 3k TT but my calf had been bugging me since Monday arvo, the sort of dull pain you get after a cramp. So at the last minute decided not to race it. Celeste, Tom and I surrounded new recruit Sonja who said she wanted a sub 16. We told her she could do 15 and actually dragged her (and nagged her) to a 14:27!
Had a good Mt Coot-tha on Wednesday (48:55), and it seemed to sort the calf out.
Solid session Thursday at the PCRG steady run (incl 10k at 4:50 pace).
Was feeling good Friday at PCRG and so really worked hard (various timed efforts).
28k on Saturday averaging 5:30 pace.
Short Green Bridge loop with Dan on Sunday at around 6min pace. Cooled off in the South Bank pool afterwards - noice :-)
Total for the week - 100k
Sonja, Tess & Celeste at finish of the TT
Week 3
Very easy run Monday.
Tuesday was mostly 30/30s at PCRG. Rather than risk hurting myself (as I seem to do on the short stuff) did the fast ones at about 90% and the slow ones a little faster than a jog.
Wednesday did one of my best Coot-tha laps ever - 47:16 :-) Got to the ABC in 19:16. Now to work on going under 19.
Thurs and Fri at PCRG was 2 x 3mins and 1 x 6mins plus some GC hills. Went 100% on Thurs and about 80% on Fri.
Did 30k on Saturday (av 5:25 pace). It was a struggle, I wasn't so much tired but the legs could sure feel all the hard work from the previous four days.
14k at BRRC on Sunday. Though it had been a big week thought I'd go and just do a steady run as it was part of the championship series and points were up for grabs. Sat on 4:50s for most of the way but actually felt stronger in the second half and was able to pass a few people. Final km was 4:32. Did a 30 second negative split and finished 4th (lady) in 66:52.
Total for the week - 108k
Tess & Sal - almost at the top of GC Hill
Pretty happy with the way things are progessing so far. The extra milage doesn't seem to be doing any harm, no more niggles than usual and I'm starting to 'feel' fit.
And now for the best news - I managed to top the points table for the BRRC Champs for 2007! That's what happens when those faster than you (and trust me, there are more than a few) don't compete in the minimum 4 races. Or they are injured. Or pregnant.
Just call me Steven Bradbury :-)
Started with the traditional NYE morn lap of Mt Coot-tha (at cruise pace - 52mins) and barby brekky.
Easy runs on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Went to PCRG Thursday and Friday (took it easy Fri) but on Thurs ran hard and had a very slight improvement from last month in my 1k reps (4:01 to 4:05).
Saturday - 25k in around 2h10m.
10k 'no watch' run at BRRC on Sunday. My plan was to run at 5min pace and allowing for a couple of drink stops I nominated a time of 50:10. Thought I was going a bit too fast so slowed it down at the 9k mark. Finished in 50:40 - I really needed to speed it up in that last km!
Total for the week - 92k
Week 2
Very easy run Monday.
Tuesday was the monthly 3k TT but my calf had been bugging me since Monday arvo, the sort of dull pain you get after a cramp. So at the last minute decided not to race it. Celeste, Tom and I surrounded new recruit Sonja who said she wanted a sub 16. We told her she could do 15 and actually dragged her (and nagged her) to a 14:27!
Had a good Mt Coot-tha on Wednesday (48:55), and it seemed to sort the calf out.
Solid session Thursday at the PCRG steady run (incl 10k at 4:50 pace).
Was feeling good Friday at PCRG and so really worked hard (various timed efforts).
28k on Saturday averaging 5:30 pace.
Short Green Bridge loop with Dan on Sunday at around 6min pace. Cooled off in the South Bank pool afterwards - noice :-)
Total for the week - 100k
Sonja, Tess & Celeste at finish of the TT
Week 3
Very easy run Monday.
Tuesday was mostly 30/30s at PCRG. Rather than risk hurting myself (as I seem to do on the short stuff) did the fast ones at about 90% and the slow ones a little faster than a jog.
Wednesday did one of my best Coot-tha laps ever - 47:16 :-) Got to the ABC in 19:16. Now to work on going under 19.
Thurs and Fri at PCRG was 2 x 3mins and 1 x 6mins plus some GC hills. Went 100% on Thurs and about 80% on Fri.
Did 30k on Saturday (av 5:25 pace). It was a struggle, I wasn't so much tired but the legs could sure feel all the hard work from the previous four days.
14k at BRRC on Sunday. Though it had been a big week thought I'd go and just do a steady run as it was part of the championship series and points were up for grabs. Sat on 4:50s for most of the way but actually felt stronger in the second half and was able to pass a few people. Final km was 4:32. Did a 30 second negative split and finished 4th (lady) in 66:52.
Total for the week - 108k
Tess & Sal - almost at the top of GC Hill
Pretty happy with the way things are progessing so far. The extra milage doesn't seem to be doing any harm, no more niggles than usual and I'm starting to 'feel' fit.
And now for the best news - I managed to top the points table for the BRRC Champs for 2007! That's what happens when those faster than you (and trust me, there are more than a few) don't compete in the minimum 4 races. Or they are injured. Or pregnant.
Just call me Steven Bradbury :-)
posted by Tesso at 11:06 AM
17 Comments:
Or maybe the winners need to belong to a political organisation such as the Fabian Society...
Seems like you've started the year on fire, and 2008 will be special, even apart from a special birthday celebration...
Love the QLD Opposition shenanigans
No news is good news but better news is so-far-so-good news. Guess you plan to stay uninjured and unpregnant then Tesso?
Congrats on topping the points table, if the other's don't run the minimum, that's their problem, not yours.
There's some decent km's thus far, you've just continued on from 2007.
A lap of Mt Coot-tha sorted out your troublesome calf? Wow! Mt Coot-tha certainly fixed my calves too - I couldn't walk for a day afterwards ;-)
Glad to hear the increased mileage is paying off & congrats on the bling!
Check the picture of you with Sal .... Hawt!!!!!!
Steven Bradbury deserved his gold every bit as much as you do Tesso.
You know better than to discount the effort and disciple that goes into making a "champion." Luck is only a small bit of the equation.
I hope you don't write the same on "Facebook" those young readers maybe negatively affected by it ;)
Safe to blog it though. Not many of us youngins here!
Congratulations. Well done!!!
Sorry
that's "Discipline." "Disciple" is what we are to you. Forgive me ;)
Great work on toping the road runners points table! Well done.
is it bad that i'm imagining you in steve's troll doll hair-do?
Congrats Tesso, it is all about consistantly achieving good results and thats what you have been doing for as long as I have known you. Well done and well deserved
Disciple to a Queenslander Scott! Come on mate, she's not Kevin07.
Good 3 weeks there Steven - your form at the top of the hill is good. You're a tougher runner than me - I run the fast sprints at Spodiechoff's at 50% effort (but don't tell anyone).
A speedy start to the new year, Tesso, and a marathon blog to boot.
Congratulations on winning the BRRC Championships. Forget the humble pie, you worked for, you ran for it, you deserved it.
Bradbury had to get to the Olympics before he could win it, so I think that's a pretty honourable comparison! Good on ya!
See you on the weekend :-)
Gnome
Well done on being BRRC Champ.
I didn't know you had a dodgy hammie. I would like to think I could keep running with mine but I think it is a bit worse than that.
Congratulations Tesso on a great victory...yes i still recall that famous acceptance speech "all you have to do is stay on your feet and use contraception"...
plus of course years of commitment and focus - something you and he both did to get the gold! well done again.
Congrats, Tess. Happy New Year too, PBW.
Congratulations! sounds like a champion effort! Looks like an excellent start to 2008! Way to go!
Happy New Year!
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