With Roger back today after a weeks absence with a head cold it was back on the old Wednesday brick session in Centennial Park. I decided the session today would be 2 x loops bike (8ks) then 1 x Woollarha Hill and back down to the bikes (1.5ks) x 3 overall.
I know that i don't have the bike legs at the moment so wasn't to concerned with the time there but was looking at running the hill (750mtre) and then back down strongly.
With the effects of Sunday still in the legs i jumped off the bike in 12.17, then hit the hill and covered the 1.5k in 5.20 (3.34 pace), could have happily called it a day then but with Roger around these sessions are never easy as he constantly pushes you whilst looking like he is doing nothing. He trains on an old bike that must be 15 years old and rattles and creaks around and despite him not doing anything on the bike for 12 months still hangs close to me.
2nd effort was a lot slower on the bike and indeed the run , and the 3rd was a case of getting through the bike and with the way the handicap worked it meant i was chasing Roger on the hill, managed to catch up near the top and grab a slight lead only for him then to open up on the downhill and i was forced to really stride it out to keep the lead - Totally spent at the end and near exhaustion.
Times for the 3 were:
Bike 12.17 Run 5.20 (3.34 pace)
12.50 5.30 (3.40 pace)
12.48 5.18 (3.32 pace)
Great session this one, and although i am well short of hill work in time for 6ft, hopefully these will make me stronger in the long term and in the upcoming 10ks races?
Mentioned how well our mate Enda did yesterday down in Husky on the weekend, what i did forget to mention and possibly the reason behind his success was his new found formula he has. A little bird tells me that Enda now has a 'Life Coach' to help him achieve his goals and to get his 'Head Right' in his attempts to beat Young Timmy ? .......... Life Coach?... I've never heard the likes, I'd love to sit in on one of these sessions and listen to the nonsense he comes out with :)
Next time you see him ask him about it, he reckons its changed his life.......... Although old man and 'Hardman' JC still kicked his ar$e at Husky on Sunday so some things don't change, and i will do likewise in our next 10k battle, you see :)
*** A link for Enda's,shrink, sorry i mean Life Coach, take a read of Enda's testimonial - i am not joking :)
http://www.sparkselite.com.au/
Cheers
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