Altitude training or Attitude training.

Been in Tom Price fo rthe last few days at the high altitude of 750m asl. Maybe its the dryness of the air or the altitude but it always seem harder to run in TP. Had 3 sets or 3min, 2min, 1min, 30sec with 1min Jr. Good run with a few harder runs up the hills.

Been a solid week this week and it's all ahead to Rottnest 5k where I hope to see Biscuitman lay a trail of crumbs around the course

A committed tool

Am I a tool... yes

Am I committed...yes

Hence I am a committed tool.

Woke up this morning tho run the Freo 5k and on checking the website I found out there was no registration on rce day. Rather pissed off I mooched around home for a few hours before decideing to do my long from the WAMC clubrooms up to Deepwater point and return. 6kms in I then decided to run a 5k of my own. Ran around 17.50 anf then the next few k's after then things got messy. A lack of food, a strengthening head wind and rain made for struggle-strret for the last 12kms.

Bit flat this week

Been a decent week with some solid efforts but legs have been not quite spritley as they were. My right hammie and glut are sore as well which is not so cool for school so the 5k this sunday is in doubt. Got a few easy runs today and tomorrow to test the leg, and together with lots of stretching I am hoping all will be well. I dont feel like pulling a muscle right now, that would be a serious blow to any improvement I have made.

Bacon has been served

After a week of coughing up Jabba the Hut's baby brothers I finally gave the flu the flick, suprising while camping at Israelite Bay. Had wicked time catching lots of fish and best of all, there was 4 whales 100m offshore that were swimming around and doing whaley things. Rather special.
Been running the last 6 days and have put some good sessions together. Still hopeful of running well this weekend but it will be interesting to see how much the illness took out of my fitness.

The Pigs have arrived!

Woke up Sunday to cheer on the runners at the CTS events but felt rather dodgey. Since then I have felt like I have got the Swine flu but have Razorback flu. Feeling really crappy and have a nasty cough. Given the last few weeks of solid running i am a little pissed off but it seems like this flu is going around and around at the moment. Hopefully I can shirk this in the next few days and only miss a week from training. This will give me two solid weeks before the Freo 5k where all being well I can run a little faster than my last few efforts.

30 minute tempo: 8k @3.45min/k

Headed out to Maylands along the traditional tempo course. Took off alittle quick and then settled in aslower rythym as I didn't think I was going to make it back in one piece. Happily I was able to hold a decent pace and then in the last few k's pick it up. Finished with 8k @ 3.45min/k pace. Given that I was not entirely smashed a the end, I reckon this equates to a 37.15-37.30 10k pace, which is quicker than my PB of 37.40.

A real good confident booster and shows I am heading in the right direction. I think if I had another 3-4 weeks of training I would of given the CTS 12k a run. Never mind, I haver smaller fish to fry (Fremantle 5k).

Long run

Met up with the Biscuitman at Pechey Rd for some more hills. We ran down in to the valley then up Anaconda, across the creek, up the City Views and and down the valley again. Next up was the Devils Highway followed by the nasty steep TES (Thorne Extra Special). By this time tiredness was setting in but we were heading for home. Ran down the City Views Hill, up Heart Attack Hill, back up Costa and then back on the bitumen for the last 1k uphill to the carpark.

Despite a few showers the day was great for running and as always its just plain enjoyable to be in the hills. Despite doing hill repeats the day before and having rather sore gluts I ran ok today. Was great to have some company today. BM was strong on the hills despite not doing to much hill work recently.

Net week retutning to the hills but may run a little more to the east on some slightly less steep hills. All up 23.5km @ 5.29min/k