After yet another wet and windy long weekend it was back into the park this morning for the start of another weeks training. Despite the rain having stopped it was blowing a force 10 gale it seemed at one point. Decided as i was in the park with work i would fore go the HuRTS set and do my own 8 x 1k reps with just 60 seconds break in between each rep. With the extra few i wanted to focus more on just running at race pace ( 3.30s hopefully) rather then smashing each one out.
As mentioned the wind was against me on every one going out from the cafe but it was a nice tail wind that got me back home - so that's why every 2nd rep was slightly quicker.
Even with an easier pace i was still working hard out there this morning, with the park looking more like a ghost town with very few venturing out in such conditions.
Times for the morning were:
3.32, 3.27, 3.30, 3.24, 3.30, 3.27, 3.33, 3.27
Happy enough again with that, and all up 25ks for the morning that included a couple of easy sessions with clients.
Backing up again in the morning with my final brick session before the big overseas break coming up.
E- Watch - otherwise known as Enda Watch. My spies tell me that Mr Enda was out running this morning and has started his quest to beat Young Timmy at this years City to Surf. Seen out doing his Hill reps on old Heartbreak Hill despite the heavy rain and cold weather must mean he's serious about this one :)
Still he is in a dark place at the moment after setting up a Euro Championship tipping contest he has somehow managed to tip 0 from the first 8 matches.... Quality, and to make it worse for him a certain Stanley Matthews is looking down from the top of the perch.
On the Euro's, England kicked off there campaign overnight with a creditable draw against Jimmy James (Tom's brother) French Frogs, Happy with that and i think both teams would have settled for a draw prior to the start. Ireland on the other hand got beat 1-3 but surprised me as they actually scored a goal.
Match of the 2nd round is my tip Germany vs Holland who will be smarting from there first up defeat by Denmark, It could be a good one.
Cheers
Not sure that 20k winds are cyclone force young timmy. I'm not watching Euro 2012 for the football I'm watching for who wins in the lager lout fights pre and post match. Much more exciting than a nil all draw.
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