BRRC 10 Mile Champs
It was the 10 mile champs at the Road Runners Club this morning. A nice chill in the air made for perfect running conditions. In the last three weeks since the Marathon, I have made sure that I haven't pushed it and have allowed my body to recover fully. So I guess I was fresh for this one and I ran a pleasing race with a time of 70:19 (4:22 pace) and a 2nd in my Age Category. Splits for the three 5k laps were 21:56, 21:40, 21:57.
Although the highlight of the morning was the surprise World Cup gifts from the wonderful Clairie which I found very touching. I will certainly treasure them more than the bling.
Since the marathon I have had another of my quarterly CT scans and once again have been given the all clear . So I can now set some goals for the next three months.
The plan is to train towards two races at the BRRC in November. A 10k race on the 14th November and a 5k on the 28th November. So that gives me 12 weeks before the first race to work on my speed. I am looking forward to it after the last eight month of base building.
Although the highlight of the morning was the surprise World Cup gifts from the wonderful Clairie which I found very touching. I will certainly treasure them more than the bling.
Since the marathon I have had another of my quarterly CT scans and once again have been given the all clear . So I can now set some goals for the next three months.
The plan is to train towards two races at the BRRC in November. A 10k race on the 14th November and a 5k on the 28th November. So that gives me 12 weeks before the first race to work on my speed. I am looking forward to it after the last eight month of base building.
posted by Robert Song @ 9:42 pm
4 Comments:
At Mon Aug 23, 06:58:00 pm AEST,
Ewen said…
As long as one of her gifts wasn't a vuvuzela!
That's a great time (and splits). I reckon you'll run something special for those races later in the year. Glad the scans were clear. Onward and upward!
At Tue Aug 24, 04:15:00 pm AEST,
Unknown said…
Looks like your legs already have a bit of speed in them, so a few weeks of sharpening should see some good times!
Good to hear about the scans. Must be heartening.
At Wed Sept 08, 07:45:00 am AEST,
Samurai Running said…
I was going to say what Ewen said!
Clairie is a doll, isn't she. You're cruising now Robert Song.
At Tue Sept 21, 12:48:00 am AEST,
TokyoRacer said…
Congratulations on the marathon and now the 10 miler.
You are certainly back in fighting shape.
I happened to click onto your blog from Speedygeoff's, but nice to see that my friends Ewen and Scott have been following your progress as well.
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