Field and Track

Today:
1st run: morning - field
Distance: 9.15 km
Time: 46' 43"
Rate: 5' 06" per km
Weather: part sun/cloud, temp 20 degrees, humidity 60%, wind calm
2nd run: night - track
Distance: 10.0 km plus 3.55 km warm up and cool down
Time: race 41' 30"
Rate: 4' 09" per km
Weather: cloudy, temp 22 degrees, humidity 80%, light easterly
Week: 74.6 km
December: 96.45 km
Year: 4114.7 km

Ran this morning knowing that the track 10,000 metres was on, but never to let a chance go by, kept it short. Easy run around the river area, stood in the water for 10 minutes and back to work.
The evening run at the AIS track was the 10,000 metres postponed from a washed out meeting from a few weeks ago. Conditions were OK, maybe a little humid, with a slight head wind on the main front straight.
Not a big field but the winner, Scottie broke an ACT record running just over 32 minutes.
My run had a slow middle part, the last 4000 metres better with a good last couple of kms trying to hold off Graeme. He said he was at the red line when he caught me with a couple of kms to go, I felt OK and drew away over the final couple of laps.
The lack of racing and any speed work shows up, but then that is not what I have on the agenda for the upcoming months.
Double up day with 22 plus kms has provided me a couple of sore quads, that should be fixed tomorrow with extended time in the cold water, plenty of rest and fluids. Whether I run or not, if so how far, will depend on the recovery. Need to do a long run on Saturday morning, and will give the Black Mountain run up a miss on Sunday.
Overall, a good day.