Week 2

Results for Week 2 of the Canberra Quest are in.

Total Ks 75 (46 miles) versus plan of 70
Tempo 6K average 4:08 min/K
Yasso 4x800m @ 16.5 kph = 2 min 55 sec (3:38 min/K)
Average pace over the week 4:53 min/K (7:52 min/mile)

A lot of training this week has been working on visualisation and my state of mind to ensure each session has quality.

The week started with a strange fatigue issue that had me falling asleep during the day from Saturday and didn't leave my system to Wednesday. No other serious issues but I can feel tight calves, hamstrings particularly the right one plus a few blisters and split webbing on my right foot. Considering all this, I am surprised .... no delighted to be getting good speed and my mid-week run along the coast was a real beauty. The tempo run was, not just an improvement of a couple of seconds but, an extension of the effort that I put in preparing for my last race (the Columbus Marathon 3:16).

All that said folks, there is one hell of a long way to go. 761 K according to the plan, Yassos to build up to 10 x 800m, hills, faster Tempos, weekly distance to increase up to 100K and 5 more loooooong ones. If you hang around, you will see more appearances of my Inner Kenyan (IcK) and the likes of the March of The Executioner . There will be ducks and cheezy poofs plus whatever I can warp out of your blogland brains (the inspiration I derive from you is the pinnacle of my mental strategy, sorry it might not seem so). This is my plan until either they lock me away or the victorious black flag is adorning Canberra's number one landmark.