Training Log Archive: matt_parton

Another day off driving up to Newcastle and then going to a mates farewell cocktails before he goes to war

Flew down to Sydney to go to Big Day Out which was sick eh.

Long easy run for the week out on Mt Ainslie

20 mins easy, 20hard, 25 easy out on mt Ainslie/Majura. Felt flat as a tac for the run but I think its just I'm still recovering a bit from the race yesterday

After the run today I did a (relatively) long static stretching session as I've been noticing that if I don't do it, especially after morning runs, I cramp and tighten up during the day.

There were storms about all afternoon but about an hour before the race it started to clear up so I decided to get Rob on board and the two of us went out to the track.

Until about 10 minutes before the start conditions were perfect, a bit muggy, but the air was still and there was no rain. By the time we started the wind was absolutely massive, which meant a big PB was out of the equation.

In the race itself it was more like a time trial again as I dropped the other guys after 1 lap (it may seem petty that I complain about winning all the time but I wish some of the other guys could stay with me to help me along on the last 2 laps). Time was good for the conditions, 4:06, but I still have a lot of work cut out if I want to start racing well under 4min.

Efforts were 1min, 2,3,4,3,2,1 with 1 min float between each. Damn hot afternoon for it!