almost a training week...

thought i had better post something here before people think that i've stopped running...

took a while to get over some health/fitness issues i experienced after bogong but things seem to be much better now and the training is starting to resemble something that looks like i might be training for something again. still struggling to run longer than 2 hours without wanting to quit but it's more of a mental issue than a physical issue thankfully. i'm enjoying getting out again but i've been battling boredom while out on my longer runs. better sort this out quickly so that i can put in the necessary miles for north face. the plan is for more than last year.

ok enough rambling...

training:

i've stopped wearing a watch or keeping track of my runs over the last 2 months but i'm sure that during the week i have been logging between 20-30km on most days. just out running with no structured quality... an hour here an hour there... mostly twice a day except on the weekends.

had a good run at lunch yesterday covering about 12km in around 51mins and while driving home with thoughts of heading out for another run (i was planning a hill session) i saw scambullant running loops around the local grass track and decided to give that a go. turned up past the high school and by the time i reached the oval scam was leaving so it looked like a solo effort was in order. first time on the track for as long as i remember and i wasn't expecting much. the legs were also a little tired from the lunch run which was only 4 hours prior but i was happily surprised with the outcome...

the unplanned session ended up being 4x800m (2'), 4x400m (1'), 4x200m (1' walk back to start)

4x800m
800m - 2:47
800m - 2:44
800m - 2:42
800m - 2:41

4x400m
400m - 1:21
400m - 1:12
400m - 1:16
400m - 1:17

4x200m
200m - 0:31
200m - 0:30
200m - 0:30
200m - 0:31

just compared this workout with a similar effort in september 2009 two weeks before world masters - surprising

4 x 800m - 2:51, 2:51, 2:49, 2:49
5 x 400m - 1:24, 1:22, 1:22, 1:21, 1:19
4 x 200m - :35.6, :34.6, :32.7, :32.1

felt better and better as the session went on. i have a real love/hate relationship with the track but i know i should get out there and do it if i hope to improve. i'll call this week one of my quest for speed and build up to a larger volume of workload. perhaps i should be tapering for 6ft sometime in the next week or so... racing always gets in the way!!!