Thursday, December 31, 2009

Wednesday Evening - 7pm - Very Hot
Knox Masters (Temp over 35C)
Warmup 400m slow jogging pace followed by
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
2 x 40m strides
2 x 20m practice starts

60m - 3rd time not recorded
200m - 2nd in 27.84 (all runners times approx
1sec slower than usual - heat and headwind)
800 - relaxed jog coming home last 200m
Not spectacular but got through a difficult
night.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Tuesday Morning - 10am - Mild/Sunny
3km run over the usual course pushing
quite hard today. Managed a PB of
14:51 for the trip (this course) so i'm
very pleased with my current training.
Monday Evening - 6.30pm - Mild/Warm
Split Run Session
3 sets of bum kicks and high knees
1 x 70m strides

300m - 30s - 100m
Quick relaxed/Fast
20mins rest which included Medball Abs
300m - 30s - 100m
Quick relaxed/fast



Monday Morning - 11am - Mild
25mins run for time including some hills
and various speed changes etc

Monday, December 28, 2009

Sunday Evening - 7.30pm - Mild
Tempo Session
2 x 70m strides

200++200++200++200++200
++200++200++200++200++200
Run at approx 70% - ++ = 60s

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Saturday Evening - Boxing Day
Speed Session
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

60m - 6mins - 60m - 6mins - 60m
run at 95%
Medball Abs - 5mins various



Friday Evening - 7pm - Indoors
Upper Body Workout
Various Dips/Pullups/Pushups and
Medball Abs - 3 sets of each
Quite low numbers as i have not
done these for a while and have
lost a lot of upper body strength.



Friday Morning - Christmas Day
A slow TM run for time - 25mins at
various speeds and inclines



Thursday - Rest

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Wednesday Evening - 7pm - Very Hot
Knox Masters - in 39C heat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Warmup 400m slow jogging followed by
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
2 x 30m strides
3 x 15m practice starts

400m - 2nd in 62.37 (fastest 400m in
four an a half years !!!)
Then ran around 2kms as part of a
relay and struggled a bit in the very
very hot conditions.




Tuesday Morning - 6.25am - Cool
3km run around the usual course pushing
a little harder - 15.21

Monday, December 21, 2009

Monday Evening - 7.20pm - Warm
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

300m - 30s - 100m
20mins including Medball abs 5mins
300m - 30s - 100m
fast relaxed then very fast



Monday Morning - 6.25am - Cool
3km run usual course - 15:45



Sunday Evening - 7pm - Mild
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

200++200++200++200++200
++200++200++200++200++200
run at 70% - ++ = 60secs

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Saturday Evening - 8pm - Mild
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

60m - 6mins - 60m - 6mins - 60m
Run at 95%
Medball Abs - 5mins various



Saturday Morning - 8.30am - Indoors
25mins of running on the TM with various
speeds and inclines.

Friday, December 18, 2009

For various reasons Thursday and Friday
have ended up being rest days from a
training point of view.
Wednesday Evening - 7pm - Very Warm
Knox Masters
Warmup 400m slow jogging followed by
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
4 x 25m strides
3 x 15m practice starts

60m - 8.17 (3rd)
200m - 27.29 (4th)

400m - quick relaxed last 200m in 32

Particular focus is on 400m at the moment

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Tuesday Evening - 7pm - Warm
Warmup 400m slow jogging followed by
1 x 70m strides

200++200++200++200++200
++200++200++200++200++200
Run at approx 70% - ++ = 60secs



Tuesday Morning - 6.25am - Cool
3km in 15:16 which is 1sec outside my best
for this course set in 2005. Pushed quite hard
early and it showed in the latter stages.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Monday Morning - 6.25am - Cool
3kms usual course - 16:25
no training Mon night due to my son's
Grade 6 Graduation.



Saturday Afternoon - 5pm - Mild
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

300m - 30secs - 100m
17mins break including 5mins various
medball abs
300m - 30secs - 100m



Friday Morning - 6.30am - Indoors
20mins of running on the TM not too
strenuous mostly for recovery.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Wednesday Evening - 7pm - Warm
Knox Masters
Warmup 800m slow jogging followed by
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
2 x 30m strides
2 x 15m practice starts

90m race - 3rd in 11.79 - ordinary!
400m race - 66 - a shocker!
3km - 18:49 - a shocker!

Of course i should expect this after such
a good 3km run in the morning.
Thursday will be a rest day.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Wednesday Morning - 6.30am - Cold
3km around usual course - 15:37 and
felt strong - best time for 3 or 4 years.



Tuesday Evening - 7pm - Cool
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks

200++200++200++200++200
++200++200++200++200++200
Run at approx 70% ++ = 60s

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Tuesday Morning - 6.30am - Cool
20min run on the TM with a few hills
added here and there.



Monday Evening - 7pm - Mild
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

60m - 7mins - 60m - 7mins - 60m
run at 95%
Medball Abs - 5mins various

Monday, December 07, 2009

Monday Morning - 6.30am - cool
3kms in 16:17 (first bit a struggle!)



Friday Morning - 6.30am - cool
3kms in 16:25

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Wednesday Evening - 7pm - Very Warm
Warmup 800m slow jogging followed by
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
3 x 40m strides

600m - 3rd in 1:51
2.13km - 11:21 as part of a relay



Tuesday Evening - 8pm - Cool
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

60m - 6mins - 60m - 6mins - 60m
run at 95%



Tuesday Morning - 6.25 - Cool
3km run local street course - 15:50
Pleased with that - slowly improving!