Didn't feel too bad this morning but if I try to run the day after a 10k road race my calves usually get more sore the further I go so I thought it was smarter to just give them a rest.
Running warm up/down 27:14 5.2 km (5:14 / km) +6m5:13 / km ahr:127 max:152 shoes: Brooks Ghost 10
Started my warm up and had Dan Hewitt and Ron Pang run past on their long run so ran out with them for about 10 minutes and back by myself. Stopped for a little stretch then ran a bit faster out to the causeway and back at about race pace.
Running race 40:16 10.12 km (3:59 / km) +3m3:58 / km ahr:157 max:163 shoes: Brooks Ghost 10
Near perfect conditions, felt good, couldn't do it. Felt quite fast and comfortable out to the narrows with a very light tailwind but as soon as we went over the bridge I started to struggle a bit. I never looked at my watch during the race but I was pretty sure I had dropped my pace too much in the second half and I was definitely going backwards through the field. Disappointing, feel as though 6 months of consistent training has got me nowhere.
Running tempo 58:28 12.31 km (4:45 / km) +40m4:40 / km ahr:136 max:154 shoes: Brooks Ghost 10
Warm up through UWA to the river then 3.5k build (3x1k in 4:30, 4:20, 4:10, 500 in 2:00) plus 5x1min jog, 1min at 10k pace. Still feeling as though sub 40 for 10k is going to be very close to my limit but my heart rate never got very high so maybe I can find a bit more when racing.
Running56:30 10.01 km (5:39 / km) +109m5:21 / km ahr:124 max:134 shoes: Brooks Ghost 10
Easy run in KP. Did a few laps of the oval at the start because I thought I heard Rachel getting up as I set out so thought she might be close behind me but I never saw her. Felt reasonably comfortable today, might be starting to recover from playing tennis.