5k Track Meet at Basingstoke (7 Miles Total)
The conditions today initially looked worse than last week. It was chucking it down with rain, and the wind was stronger than the County championships. Thankfully it didn't prove to be too problematic in the end, the rain abated about an hour before my race and the drainage at Down Grange is such that it was bone dry for my 5k. The wind didn't let up, but I managed to minimize the damage by using my somewhat limited track-craft skill (i.e. none) to draft at the right points in the race. The somewhat better field also allowed for this. Somehow, although I was the B-string runner, I managed to beat the A string runner, a chap who is vastly superior to me over the distance (he has clocked sub 16:00 for 5k, and 4:02 [?] for 1500m over the last season). Having said that, he had raced on Thursday so he was at somewhat of a disadvantage. The afternoon went as below:14:35 - 2 Mile Warmup around Down Grange, no strides, blue NB 832's
15:10- Southern Men's League, Division 1 5k in 16:25, Nike Streak Vapour's
15:35- 2 Mile Cooldown around Down Grange, blue NB 832's
15:10- Southern Men's League, Division 1 5k in 16:25, Nike Streak Vapour's
15:35- 2 Mile Cooldown around Down Grange, blue NB 832's
Pretty happy overall! Minimal knee irritation, and I don't feel that beat up, although Martin assures me that the infamously hard Grange track will take its toll on me tomorrow! I regret wearing the Vapour's, as they're pretty cruddy shoes for me. They're not wide enough in the heel. Based on what they saw Martin & Barry both seem pretty happy to coach me from what I can tell, and feel that they can help me take something off my times. Even though Martin is my primary coach, and my first point of contact, as I am a developing athlete, Barry seems willing to give up his time. In case you couldn't tell, I'm pretty pleased with the arrangement. Barry informed me of the one training group rule, let the coaches set the training, I've just got to worry about doing it! Compared to the last few inconsistent weeks, that sounds like a god-send! Barry asked me to schedule my training using the structure he's given me & Microsoft Excel, so expect to see those added to the site in the next couple of days! If I can get a consistent Summer (rather than an inconsistent, occasionally dense one), maybe I can realize some results this Winter...
Mileage count for week: 57.5 Miles Show/Hide this post [+/-]
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