2011

Yes I have been very quiet for a long time. Lets not go into the DNF at 148k at C2K. I need to move on.

I have already run a marathon for 2011 at Hobart last weekend. On really no training I was expecting something of a struggle and over 4 hours. I therefore went out very easy with the hope of getting under 4 hours with even splits. I was through halfway in about 1.56 and knew that was about as close to plan as possible. It was then a matter of pushing hard but always with the thought of making it to the finish line without bleeding time over the last bit. The second half was about 1.57 for a 3.53 finish. I was happy with that as a good result for my fitness at the moment.

I was back in Sydney late on Monday. I thought I would test the legs on Tuesday morning as I thought I had recovered well. A easy lap of the Bay in about 5.30 pace and it felt all too easy. I was out again today and averaged about 5.20 and felt good.

I have been doing some thinking about what has gone wrong in the last part of the year. That is I run well during the busy time between July/September and including the Melbourne Marathon in early October and then cannot hold the base for the end of year ultra's. I have decided maybe it is core strength that needs to have a base consistently during the year so that I can end the year using the base that has been built up and not becoming injured and fatigued.

So some research and reading to set up a program of exercises and weights to get some strength. I did that at the start of last year and ran my quickest marathon at Canberra. I then stopped that and my times drifted off.

Anyway I am off to Hong Kong later today and will start serious and structured training when I get back. .... and post daily.

Hobart was marathon #122. Goal for the year is to run at least 15 marathons plus a couple of selected ultra's. Other goal wold be to get my 5k time down close to 21 minutes.