2 x 5k Tempo's at Centennial Park.

Hectic morning working and fending off constant texts from Enda about the pressure of being the #1 Irishman meant  I wouldn’t have time for the lunchtime session with the boys so was forced to go it alone in the park for the dreaded tempo.

One lap 4k warm up then decided on doing 2 x 5k tempo efforts. The course is the one I do my 5k t/t on and the first half is easier until you hit the 3k mark where the hill hits you and then again about 4.2ks.

After a massive weekend of racing, long runs and even bigger Sunday arvo session that saw the mother of all hangovers yesterday  I wasn’t exactly feeling the joys of spring before the start, still it had to be done and before long I was out going through the first k in 3.44. Knew it was too fast and eased off a bit after that, although by the time the hill arrived the pace had eased anyway. Got to 5ks in a solid 19.07 that I was happy with (3.50 average) and now the key was trying to hold for a second time around?

A 3 minute recovery break and part 2 was under way. The first half was much the same but just like in recent races the wheels came off around the 4^th and 5^th as I was to lose roughly 13 seconds for the same section compared to the first rep to stop the clock in 19.21

Reps time and splits;

1.       19.07 (3.44, 3.48, 3.56, 3.52, 3.46) Ave 3.50s

2.       19.21 (3.47, 3.48, 3.55, 3.56, 3.55) Ave 3.53s

14ks done for the morning and happy to get that out the way.

Although I wasn’t at the HuRTS lunch session there has been talk and rumors about the Chairman’s position within the HuRTS hierarchy? Not been seen for an age now and  has left many questioning his commitment to the team? Some of the cynics have maybe suggested we may need a new man at the helm? Although the self promotion of one Enda Stankard doesn’t really carry much weight by many. It will be interesting  to see what Mikey’s take is on the matter  when I catch up with him at the AGM on Thursday during the Charity Event.

Stand by for some big news to prevail.

Is the popular crown starting to slip on our Chairmans time at the top?

Cheers