Next Events

 So with the TT done and a decent run off the bike last Sunday I’ve had a strange week so far (Thursday today). I’ve been on the road a bit with work and this has meant limited training. However, I’ve felt pretty fatigued all week and what training I have done hasn’t felt great. I’m trying to plan the next few events and how to train up to the final race I have booked, which is the Knutsford 10k on 1 October 23. This is meant to be a fast course. It’s also a British Masters Age Group Qualifier. I’ve only gone and registered my interest 😱. My 37:31 clocking this year easily meets the time standard. All I need to do is finish top 3 in my age group. Trouble is, I’m in the top end of my age group 55-59. In fact I’m 59 next week. When I checked out others in my category I was seeing times clocked around 35-36 mins🤯. So if I bag too 3 it’ll be a miracle. 

Right, so what events are lined up:

Newcastle 10k.  10 Sep 23

Darley Moor Duathlon.  17 Sep 23

Knutsford 10k. 1 Oct 23

I guess there’s not much I can do apart from sharpen up as all these events are not far away. Mindful of feeling tired, I’m not aiming to go crazy this weekend.  So a full blown Parkrun effort isn’t a good idea. If I perform badly I’d feel down. So the plan this Saturday is:

Warm up run to Parkrun.

Drills

Parkrun as over/under 1k efforts aiming for 3:30, 4:00.  Tough ask but let’s see

Tempo run home

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