Monday.
Lovely day to kick off the week and down to the PAP for a dip, Speedy Élan led the lane followed by Walker, Angus, Crossy Lad and a return by Champaign Charlie whom I just sat on his feet the whole way (well for the 800m he did before departing).
Felt OK again and sat on 3.10s for the 200s, and thanks to Crossy I was able to sit on 1.30s for the 100 metre efforts, although he did get upset when I pulled the pin at 4 instead of 5.
Tuesday.
4 x 10 minute efforts on program and after headman Mikey gave everyone a pat on the back during his speech for everyone’s efforts last Thursday we were off.
Tough session this is at the best of times and with Sundays race coming around I wanted to do 2 x hard and 2 at an easier pace. Massive turnout with everyone getting some last minute training in. Went out hard on the easier first rep and surprised managing to hang on to the back of the Irish pair Enda and #1 Macca pulling up just short of the Opera Gates at 3.30 per/k pace. Harder on the return and as early as Mrs. Macs Chair the lads had created that gap on me. Tried to hang in but was way short of the Stone Gates in getting back only reaching the Mad Jock sculpture some 100m shy.
Decided to run the 3rd rep with Mikey and his Merry Men who were running at 4 min/ks, nice little group and somehow towards the end I noticed both Barts and Tommy H were also on the bus. A bit of banter during the break and basically just held slightly quicker to return in under 10 minutes.
Good session and pretty happy with that, The 3.30 pace was way too fast and perhaps the 4 mins was too slow- hopefully I can hold sub 4s for the whole 21k come Sunday?
Saw former #1 Andrew ‘Tucks’ Tuckey floating around Centennial Park this morning, taking in all the FRESH AIR that the east brings in. Seemed to be doing his own press release before his big race in the Mountains over 100ks. We don’t normally see him over this way, might need to chase him up to see if he wants to join the Eastside Elites for the Sunday runs?
Talking about fresh air, it appears as if all is not so rosy over the NOTB, Found this little article over the weekend. Hardly surprises me.
Tucks (Yellow shirt) in Centennial Park this morning before he takes his Bushwalking Tour out West on Saturday.
So it’s not just the Pittwater Road fumes the NOTB boys have worry about, It seems it’s a little ‘on the nose’ around the Chairman’s Manor?. Don’t have these problems around the glorious East.
Two of HuRTS finest, One with massive potential, and the other has a 27 minute 10k to his name. Many thanks to Benny St Lawrence who came down to one of my groups to offer some last minute tips before Sundays SMH Half.
Cheers
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