Tough old session this one and i find there are a couple of ways of approaching, either do the whole 14 but work them all between your 10k race & Half Marathon pace, or do a couple less and work them UNDER your 10k pace and push it along a bit more?
I thought anything in or around my 10k race pace and i would be delighted today so took it out slightly easier sitting just off Johnny 'B Grade' Binfield who incidentally should have been charged by the Fashion Police today - you should have seen his singlet. It was a mixture of Bob Marley on drugs combined with the laid back tropical islands that you would wear around the Whitsundays. The return leg was quicker and kicked it down to about 3.26 pace as i struggled to get past the masses towards the end.
Slim Sammy Agnew took a nasty knock at one stage in the early reps, when we started to talk about the upcoming Churchill /Sands Cup and team Ireland sent one of its 'Hatchet Men' in Eamo Kenihan down to take one of our big hopes out when he almost crash tackled him was he flew by.
Held the next few all to pretty much the same pace feeling OK, even though Mikey was going barking mad at one point - Not sure what about , but going on about people not going through the gate, Over the Gate, Climbing the Gate , even writing graffiti on the bloody gate over on the far side? (you sure he won the HuRTS Spirit Award last December?)
Got to number 9 and decided in the 60 second break that one more would do me for the day so put in an extra kick to see what i could finish on, Was happy to find i actually did have something left in the tank for the first time in months when i got down to 3.16 per/k
Average Pace per/k for each rep were: 3.34, 3.26, 3.29, 3.26, 3.30, 3.27, 3.30, 3.28, 3.31, 3.16
Should be back out in the morning for the Medium to Long run and knock out my 3 x 6k loops around the park.
Talking about the Churchill / Sands Cup - the S.M.H Half Marathon in May is now open and i mentioned to the Irish lads they best start to get there house in order. Already had comment from them that they can't win and we need to adjust the rules to give them half a chance. I told them we'll enter our 'C team if if helps captained by Champagne Charlie who will walk with the aid of his crutches. Sure Enda will come up with some hair brained scheme though to get the odds back in his favour.
Got my first BET lined up for our Berlin trip, C.T who is renowned for being the tightest/stingiest man to get a bet on with has rorted me and agreed to give me 16.45 start in the race with the loser paying for the first 2 Steins in Munich at the festival.
Cheers
First time reader, long dist runner.
ReplyDeletehi young Mister Tim, first time I read your blog. and this is what I find - An Attack on an even younger Eamo (who was no closer than 5m when Slim Sammy took the tumble) for a crime he could not have commit.
In your defence, That is a fetching photo of the 2 Irish charity fundraisers. Keep up the good work & the Mummy Yoga and as Enda says you'll be back in no time :]