400 PB

Wednesday - Cycling around the lake this morning.
I didn't get away quite as early as usual so i only got
about 10 km's done in the time available. For a change
i used my mountain bike for my first time with the
clipless shoes/pedals. Of course i forgot about them
and managed to fall over sideways trying to get my
feet out. Fortunately only a grazed elbow and not
much else!
Tonight the Knox Masters gathering at the local track.
I warmed up with a couple of laps of slow jogging
followed by a few run throughs and various stretching.
The event i had my eye on for the evening was the
2 x 400 x 3 in each team relay. I volunteered to be
first runner so i could check on my time and wanted
to try and PB. It was always going to be tough as i had
decided to go flat out in the first one and see what was
left for the second one. Running into a stiff headwind
in the front straight i managed a 66 (my best by 3secs).
I think the effort was probably the equivalent of a 64
in ideal conditions but anyway. I had finished clearly
ahead of the other runners and gave us a good lead.
By the time i got to run the second of my 400's we were
trailing a long last. The first 150 or so was ok but then
i hit a brick wall and struggled badly at a very very slow
pace to finish the lap. Needless to say we finished last
by a space.
Following this for about the next 30 mins or so i felt
very dizzy and was suffering from a massive headache.
I walked around and drank lots of water but even now
(some 2 hrs later) i feel very drained out. Tomorrow
will be another rest day for me and hopefully i will feel
better.
(current goal is still sub 60 400m by end of Dec ???)