Where did this year go? Already time to do some self indulgent reflection on the year that was.
Number one is mileage - I recorded over 5000km for the first time this year. It was a consistent year - I don't think I went 2 days without slipping in a run of some distance this year. It also reflects the fact I took very little time off this year - a long weekend early in the year and two weeks for my 40th. 2014 will be different from that regard.
Lack of injuries also played a part - I've carried a right groin injury all year which seems to be an athletic pubalgia/sports hernia involving the insertion of the conjoined tendon and perhaps the adductor tendon. It flares after long and fast runs but seems stable. i had a couple of minor ankle sprains and hamstring sprains, mild flaring of plantar fasciitis, but nothing to stop me running.
Running shoes have stayed the same - Saucony Kinvara remains my workhorse training shoe, Saucony Type A5 my racing shoe for distances up to 32k (and probably will go to marathon in 2014), with some Saucony Virrata thrown in, barefoot grass sessions and some trail running with Kinvara trail and Salomon S-Lab sense ultra.
January - Matilda bay 10k in 37:29 - one second faster than last year
March - Perth 32k 2:10 - reasonable run with a PB for this race
and in training a 44k run, my longest training run, and a 17:14 wind assisted 5k effort
April -Bridges 10k - 36:18 - 10k PB
May - Joondalup Half Marathon 1:19:24 - HM PB and i think my fastest VDOT level race ever
HBF Run for a reason 12k 43:03 - good run and I suspect went through 10k in a PB
June - Perth marathon 2:52:44 - main disappointment for the year, stomach troubles stopped a PB but before this I was already not going to hit my 2:48 goal
July - Perth Trail Series 21k 'Eagle and Child' - 3rd place. My first foray into PTS and despite a mild ankle sprain and navigation issues, really enjoyed it
August - City to Surf HM 1:20:57
November - Perth Trail Series 'Moonshadow" night race - 2nd place and great fun
parkrun 5k 17:18 - an official 5k PB without specifically preparing for it
Run leg Augusta Adventure Race - fun event as part of a multisport team
December - 6 Inch Trail 47.5 Ultra - 3:52, 9th position
Overall a pretty good year with PBs at 5k, 10k, 12k, HM, 32k
Looking ahead to 2014, i have a 4 week holiday jan-Feb including 21 days on a cruise, so it's going to be back to the treadmill, then July a trip to Europe.
My goals are again to get that 2:48:xx Marathon time, to break 36 min for the 10k, 17 min for the 5k.
And finally... on the weekend i jumped on a bike for the first time in nearly 20 years, and rode 55k with my brother-in-law and cousin. It was great fun (apart from still having a painful backside). Could I start doing some more cycling? maybe, especially if/after i get that Marathon goal time.
Happy New Year
Number one is mileage - I recorded over 5000km for the first time this year. It was a consistent year - I don't think I went 2 days without slipping in a run of some distance this year. It also reflects the fact I took very little time off this year - a long weekend early in the year and two weeks for my 40th. 2014 will be different from that regard.
Lack of injuries also played a part - I've carried a right groin injury all year which seems to be an athletic pubalgia/sports hernia involving the insertion of the conjoined tendon and perhaps the adductor tendon. It flares after long and fast runs but seems stable. i had a couple of minor ankle sprains and hamstring sprains, mild flaring of plantar fasciitis, but nothing to stop me running.
Running shoes have stayed the same - Saucony Kinvara remains my workhorse training shoe, Saucony Type A5 my racing shoe for distances up to 32k (and probably will go to marathon in 2014), with some Saucony Virrata thrown in, barefoot grass sessions and some trail running with Kinvara trail and Salomon S-Lab sense ultra.
January - Matilda bay 10k in 37:29 - one second faster than last year
March - Perth 32k 2:10 - reasonable run with a PB for this race
and in training a 44k run, my longest training run, and a 17:14 wind assisted 5k effort
April -Bridges 10k - 36:18 - 10k PB
May - Joondalup Half Marathon 1:19:24 - HM PB and i think my fastest VDOT level race ever
HBF Run for a reason 12k 43:03 - good run and I suspect went through 10k in a PB
June - Perth marathon 2:52:44 - main disappointment for the year, stomach troubles stopped a PB but before this I was already not going to hit my 2:48 goal
July - Perth Trail Series 21k 'Eagle and Child' - 3rd place. My first foray into PTS and despite a mild ankle sprain and navigation issues, really enjoyed it
August - City to Surf HM 1:20:57
November - Perth Trail Series 'Moonshadow" night race - 2nd place and great fun
parkrun 5k 17:18 - an official 5k PB without specifically preparing for it
Run leg Augusta Adventure Race - fun event as part of a multisport team
December - 6 Inch Trail 47.5 Ultra - 3:52, 9th position
Overall a pretty good year with PBs at 5k, 10k, 12k, HM, 32k
Looking ahead to 2014, i have a 4 week holiday jan-Feb including 21 days on a cruise, so it's going to be back to the treadmill, then July a trip to Europe.
My goals are again to get that 2:48:xx Marathon time, to break 36 min for the 10k, 17 min for the 5k.
And finally... on the weekend i jumped on a bike for the first time in nearly 20 years, and rode 55k with my brother-in-law and cousin. It was great fun (apart from still having a painful backside). Could I start doing some more cycling? maybe, especially if/after i get that Marathon goal time.
Happy New Year
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