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Taper Madness, Part 6.1
The entry list for Auckland Road Champs is up. Numbers slightly up on last year probably because of NZ Road Champs being on the same course, might be a few scratches on the day.
Piwi - your mate Pulford is coming up to run here on Sunday. He will probably win it I reckon. Guess it gives him a chance to scout the course before NZ Road Champs in 3 weeks.
3,000m: 9:07.7 (Nov-21) | 5,000m: 15:39 (Dec-19) | 10,000m: 32:34 (Mar-20)
10km: 33:15 (Sep-19) | HM: 1:09:41 (May-21)* | FM: 2:41:41 (Oct-20)
* Net downhill course
Last race: Waterfront HM, 7 Apr, 1:15:48
Up next: Runway5, 4 May
"CONSISTENCY IS KING"
Mark oh cool hes a good dude. I get his Strava training on my feed. Sub 3 min intervals etc.
55+ PBs 5k 18:36 June 3rd TT
" If you don't use it you lose it, but if you use it, it wears out.
Somewhere in between is about right "
Oska Baynes is running NZ Half Marathon Champs next weekend, at this stage he is a near-certainty to win it. I reckon he is trying to line up a treble of first in NZ Marathon Champs, NZ Half Marathon Champs and NZ Road Race Champs for 2019. Will be a great contest between him and Pulford at NZ Road Race Champs if that is the case.
3 months til Masters
Feeling super anxious, both feel like I have too much energy and like my legs are exhausted. Bouncing off the walls and want to take a nap.....
Must be the day before race day after a taper.
2023 Goals
Marathon Sub 2:37 (CIM) 2:41:18
10k Sub 35:00 (Victory 10k 34:19)
5k Sub 16:00 (Hot Dash 5k in March (16:48), Brian Kraft in May (16:20), Twilight 5000 in July and August (16:20/16:25 Both heat index 102-103F)
Sub 1:16 Half Marathon City of Lakes Half Marathon 1:15:47)
Sub 56:30 in 10 mile (Twin Cities 10 mile, Canceled due to weather, 56:35 as a workout)
2024 Goals
Sub 2:37 Marathon
Sub 1:15 Half
Sub 34 10k
Sub 16 5k
Cobra Commander Keen
DPS, Mark, and Watson - Good luck at the races this weekend. I'm not missing anyone, am I?
5k: 17:58 11/22 │ 10k: 37:55 9/21 │ HM: 1:23:22 4/22 │ M: 2:56:05 12/22
Upcoming Races:
OKC Memorial 5k - April 27
Bun Run 5k - May 4
Watson and DPS - good luck!!
Race went pretty well. Managed to start too quick as I have done every 10k race, faded slightly throughout the race. Unofficial 40:28, so a little slower than hoped, but a small PR. First PR for 35 months.
PRs: 5km 18:43 (Dec 2015), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:26:16 (Sep 2016), full 3:09:28 (Jun 2015)
40+ PRs: 5km 19:31 (Oct 2020), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:29:39 (Jun 2018), full 3:13:55 (Sep 2022)
2023 PRs (hope to beat in 2024): 5km 20:34, 10km 41:37, half 1:32:32, full 3:21:05
2024 PRs: 5km 20:25
Nice one Chris. A PR is great especially after 36 months !
Intl. correspondent
Mark - LOL I wonder if any of these dudes ever google their own names and find out about this weird dude who keeps talking about them on a random online forum.
Anyway, regardless of race, go get it, we both know you’ll PR again.
dps - good luck at the race!
Watson - awesome! awesome! Having just gone 3 years without a PR I know just the feeling. Make sure to celebrate, sub 40 is around the corner for you if you keep the current consistency.
PRs: 1500 4:54.1 2019 - 5K 17:53 2023 - 10K 37:55 2023 - HM 1:21:59 2021
Up next: some 800m race (or time trials) / Also place in the top 20% in a trail race
Tool to generate Strava weekly
1:24:47 2nd place by 24 seconds more to come. Nap time
1:24:47 2nd place by 14 seconds more to come. Nap time
Nice! Can’t wait to hear about it
Dp - nice work. Congratulations.
Watson - nice job and congrats. I looked at the Welly course - looks each lap was uphill on the way out and downhill on the way back? So probably some improvement there on a flatter course too.
DPS - well done on smashing your goal! Great effort.
Good luck to Mark.
Congrats to Daniel on a very fast half marathon.
Also congrats to Mark who ran a very fast 10k today on a windy day.
My week done. Longrun was a bonus. Ran with a couple of guys and one guy wanted 35kms so I got dragged along for most of it. Got a bit of a cold but pretty minor.
Weekly SummaryMonday, Aug 19, 2019 thru Sunday, Aug 25, 2019