Marking time

I will start training for the Sydney marathon in earnest next week but this week is just marking time - Saturday's 10k race at Lane Cove will be the last for a month or so. I need to get in some solid training and this will be the 4th race in 5 weeks. I am planning on having a crack at Sutherland to Surf and City2Surf but the next few Striders 10k races will be races with no emotional expenditure - i.e. just solid training runs, without a taper.

Monday - ran home from work via the Harbour & Anzac Bridges for 13.2k in 58.54 (4.27 pace). Home before 6pm and a nice enjoyable run passing a few mountain bikers over Anzac Bridge.

Tuesday - 3k w/u down to Glebe Waterfront. Did 5 x 810m average 2.48 with a 70 sec recovery. 3k jog home for 10k total.

Wednesday - ran home from work for 12k in 51 mins (4.15 pace) via Harbour Bridge and Darling Harbour - another solid steady run.

Thursday - got my Preferred runner entry for the C2S in the mail today - woohoo !
3k w/u down to Glebe Park. Ran 5 laps of my 800m course doing 8 x 1 min on/off. Went thru 4k in 14.55 - good effort, running strongly on the intervals and fairly easy recoveries. 3k c/d home. Total 10k.

Friday - rest

Saturday - very cool this morning at Lane Cove with a mist hovering above the river. Got there early with Nick and did a 3k w/u and toilet pit stop before the hoards arrived. Ran pretty well this morning for a 37.27 which was just a few secs outside my p.b. from last month at Nth Head and a 41 sec course p.b.
5k splits were 18.43 out and 18.44 back - can't get more even than that. Felt very solid but with no real speed - just ambling along at 3.45 pace. Aiming for 36.xx next month at Homebush. Got home and did a 3k c/d jog around Newtown for 16k total today.

Sunday - had to get out early as we had a busy day ahead of us. Ran down to the Bay and did a lap with Nick before running home again for 19k in a leisurely 90 mins and home before 8am.
Got out in the evening for another easy 6k in 26 mins.

Total 86k for the week.