04-12-2010, 06:18 PM
Hi TheED - hows your weekend? Snowy?
Snow melted for now here
I did the cross country league race 2 today. 5 weeks ago I was 68th of 220 - today I was 47 of 220! A 21 place improvement in a very competitive event. All seasoned team racers. I was delighted to beat people I only ever read about in the results previously. Some of these guys will have 35 min 10k PB.
It was a completely flat course on sports fields, with muddy and soft underfoot conditions. I felt comfortable for 2 laps then raced harder in the last lap. I took 8 places and even found a fast sprint to hold off a 4:15 1500m runner who is 15 years younger :yes:
I will be recovery running tomorrow.
It is 3 weeks to next race, then a intense XC 3 race month in January, with county champs, league race number 3 and then regional champs.
I feel fresh and easy right now. I am going for a full 3 weeks training cycle then a competition phase after. This should put some more fuel in the tank.
What do you think?
All the best ... Dave
Snow melted for now here
I did the cross country league race 2 today. 5 weeks ago I was 68th of 220 - today I was 47 of 220! A 21 place improvement in a very competitive event. All seasoned team racers. I was delighted to beat people I only ever read about in the results previously. Some of these guys will have 35 min 10k PB.
It was a completely flat course on sports fields, with muddy and soft underfoot conditions. I felt comfortable for 2 laps then raced harder in the last lap. I took 8 places and even found a fast sprint to hold off a 4:15 1500m runner who is 15 years younger :yes:
I will be recovery running tomorrow.
It is 3 weeks to next race, then a intense XC 3 race month in January, with county champs, league race number 3 and then regional champs.
I feel fresh and easy right now. I am going for a full 3 weeks training cycle then a competition phase after. This should put some more fuel in the tank.
What do you think?
All the best ... Dave