Perth Marathon 
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Perth Marathon
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Wanneroo Nationals 8km Walk 1989,
My 12th Bridges funrun is a bit of a wipeout.
Sunday 6th April 2008 AM; Ran Bridges fun run 10km in 50minutes 42 secs. Heart rate 183 at end. 5k splits 24.04/26.38.
1km splits;
4.01/4.43/about 5.06/about 5.06/5.08
5.49!/5.29/5.12/5.24/4.44.
The words forgettable, and pathetic spring to mind. Basically the last few days I have been wondering if it would be worth doing this, and in the end I did it mainly because (a) I wanted to keep my streak of 12 Bridges in a row alive, and (b) a forlorn hope that somehow I might be able to pull a rabbit out of the performance hat and do a good time. In a nutshell "it wasn't to be". Even in the first few km when my splits were ok, it felt very hard to keep going.
Felt very humid (Edit; Just checked http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60901/IDW60901.94608.shtml and confirmed that humidity was between 92% and 98% throughout this race which explains some of the weariness, perhaps also my 2 hour ride Saturday contributed also (maybe even the 46k race on March 24th (2 weeks ago) still affecting me a little)...and then there is lack of speedwork in recent weeks...) and a bit warm in the last few km, after perfect conditions in the early stages. Just had no energy and felt very unmotivated.
In the last 1km or 2 if I had pushed harder I probably could have gone under 50 minutes, but just couldn't be bothered finishing off strongly. So just cruised in with a 4.44, with a little bit of speeding up to get past a few people in the last 100m as the competitive juices finally started to energize a little again... Sleep deprivation biting me a lot today too. Shoes were great but one sock was a bit worn. But overall I think I am borderline chronic fatigue at the moment, just wasn't up for it today Had trouble with toilet stuff a little today, but sorted out most of it.
No point in racing again I don't think until I (a) rest up, get into a better sleep/pay the bills type balance, and (b) get some good trackwork/speedwork going again, and (c) improve diet at home as well...
Depressing post, but hey sometimes you have an awful day...
Had a good chat with "flying fossil" from Cool Running before the race, saw Shaphan Cox (Canning Districts Athletics, Riverton Baptist and trains with world class dualathlete Raf "Radar" Baugh I think sometimes who went to my school for 1991/1992 -Willetton SHS) won the 5km in about 15.30ish I think from Todd Ingraham (sub 2.30 marathoner,he ran for Rossmoyne SHS in state u/17 schools cross country back in early 1990's, the same year I was running for Willetton, and Todd has run New York,Chicago, and London all under 2.40 I think. He also did 2.29 in Boston Marathon to be in the top 20 Australians in 2007 see here)...Return of Ray Boyd to running...so some positives from the day...
WEEK 3 (31/03/08-06/04/08);
Volume; 171min + 27.5hrs MR work. Sessions;2 +MR
Best RHR; 50bpm Sleep; 41.5hrs (5.93hrs per night) *17
OD/LSD; 2 hour long ride on exercise bike.
Races/Time trials/LFD; 10km Bridges race 50 minutes 42.
Reps sessions; NIL
5-point strategy measures;
1-long run/ride etc done?-yes 2 hour ride.
2-2x reps/race/timetrial sessions done?-1x done-10km Bridges race.
3-Abs done?-no failed
4-cycling done-yes 120minute at times very intense ride.
5-swim done?-no failed
Comments; Something is better than nothing but really shattered disappointed just now with my Bridges 10k time, just have to get back on the horse next week...and hope I have a better race next time. Not really getting there with training although the 10k run and the 2 hour ride should ensure I don't lose too much ground, and am still well positioned to get somewhere if I can put together some good training in the coming weeks. If I do that this will have been a consolidation/easy week, which is sometimes a good thing, although I can only afford to do that every now and then. I am probably a bit weary from the 46km race on March 24th, and only getting 3.5 hours sleep before the Bridges 10k probably conributed to my negative state of mind after the wipeout of a time...So still well placed to build towards a good Perth Marathon in 2008! I did the 30th Melbourne Marathon last year, and I hope to do the 30th (and my 5th consecutive) Perth Marathon in a big PB this year.
1km splits;
4.01/4.43/about 5.06/about 5.06/5.08
5.49!/5.29/5.12/5.24/4.44.
The words forgettable, and pathetic spring to mind. Basically the last few days I have been wondering if it would be worth doing this, and in the end I did it mainly because (a) I wanted to keep my streak of 12 Bridges in a row alive, and (b) a forlorn hope that somehow I might be able to pull a rabbit out of the performance hat and do a good time. In a nutshell "it wasn't to be". Even in the first few km when my splits were ok, it felt very hard to keep going.
Felt very humid (Edit; Just checked http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60901/IDW60901.94608.shtml and confirmed that humidity was between 92% and 98% throughout this race which explains some of the weariness, perhaps also my 2 hour ride Saturday contributed also (maybe even the 46k race on March 24th (2 weeks ago) still affecting me a little)...and then there is lack of speedwork in recent weeks...) and a bit warm in the last few km, after perfect conditions in the early stages. Just had no energy and felt very unmotivated.
In the last 1km or 2 if I had pushed harder I probably could have gone under 50 minutes, but just couldn't be bothered finishing off strongly. So just cruised in with a 4.44, with a little bit of speeding up to get past a few people in the last 100m as the competitive juices finally started to energize a little again... Sleep deprivation biting me a lot today too. Shoes were great but one sock was a bit worn. But overall I think I am borderline chronic fatigue at the moment, just wasn't up for it today Had trouble with toilet stuff a little today, but sorted out most of it.
No point in racing again I don't think until I (a) rest up, get into a better sleep/pay the bills type balance, and (b) get some good trackwork/speedwork going again, and (c) improve diet at home as well...
Depressing post, but hey sometimes you have an awful day...
Had a good chat with "flying fossil" from Cool Running before the race, saw Shaphan Cox (Canning Districts Athletics, Riverton Baptist and trains with world class dualathlete Raf "Radar" Baugh I think sometimes who went to my school for 1991/1992 -Willetton SHS) won the 5km in about 15.30ish I think from Todd Ingraham (sub 2.30 marathoner,he ran for Rossmoyne SHS in state u/17 schools cross country back in early 1990's, the same year I was running for Willetton, and Todd has run New York,Chicago, and London all under 2.40 I think. He also did 2.29 in Boston Marathon to be in the top 20 Australians in 2007 see here)...Return of Ray Boyd to running...so some positives from the day...
WEEK 3 (31/03/08-06/04/08);
Volume; 171min + 27.5hrs MR work. Sessions;2 +MR
Best RHR; 50bpm Sleep; 41.5hrs (5.93hrs per night) *17
OD/LSD; 2 hour long ride on exercise bike.
Races/Time trials/LFD; 10km Bridges race 50 minutes 42.
Reps sessions; NIL
5-point strategy measures;
1-long run/ride etc done?-yes 2 hour ride.
2-2x reps/race/timetrial sessions done?-1x done-10km Bridges race.
3-Abs done?-no failed
4-cycling done-yes 120minute at times very intense ride.
5-swim done?-no failed
Comments; Something is better than nothing but really shattered disappointed just now with my Bridges 10k time, just have to get back on the horse next week...and hope I have a better race next time. Not really getting there with training although the 10k run and the 2 hour ride should ensure I don't lose too much ground, and am still well positioned to get somewhere if I can put together some good training in the coming weeks. If I do that this will have been a consolidation/easy week, which is sometimes a good thing, although I can only afford to do that every now and then. I am probably a bit weary from the 46km race on March 24th, and only getting 3.5 hours sleep before the Bridges 10k probably conributed to my negative state of mind after the wipeout of a time...So still well placed to build towards a good Perth Marathon in 2008! I did the 30th Melbourne Marathon last year, and I hope to do the 30th (and my 5th consecutive) Perth Marathon in a big PB this year.
posted by trailblazer777 | 4/06/2008 12:23:00 pm
3 Comments:
Sorry to hear about the disappointing performance, but well done on the continued "streak"
Rob&I were standing on the side of the path before Narrows bridge but must have missed you.
At least the previous post was a happy one :)
2 hours on the exercise bike is heaps, way more work than if you were to cycle on the road for 2 hours - there's no cruising the flats and the downhills. And as soon as I saw the title for this post all I could think was your hard bike session did you in.
Still, 50mins is a great time, I know lots of people who would kill for it.
I know how you feel Jonathon. Sorry you had such a bad run. At least there were some positives from it, including the motivation to do better next time, and get down towards that 41 minute PB. Congrats on the 12 in a row!
In addition to what Tesso said, I reckon you're not recovered from the 46k.
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