First indoor meet.
Ok so check this out: I am currently on a bus in the middle of nowhere but have wireless
internet because my mate Ryan (1.48 800 guy) has an an ANDROID ph and is able
to turn it into a wireless router... Very sick. So this is about as up-to-date of a blog as you
can get as the meet finished less than an hour ago.
Alright so it was a pretty good day at the office for me. In the 5km the plan was just to see
where we were at. We knew I was in shape to potentially run around 14.20 if everything
went well but turns out there was no one in the race to push me. I led from the first couple
of metres and just got into it. I felt pretty good but after 3km I just relaxed a bit and brought it
home for what was a really enjoyable win in 14.34. My splits were kind of uneven - I would
slow down then speed up but it was the first indoor meet and was just good to get a solid
effort in. I was not too spent at all after so lined up in the 1000m just over an hour later
and finished second in 2.33.30 which I was pretty bloody happy with.
With a lot of hard training in the legs from the past couple of weeks I was pretty pleased to
to open up with some solid running. It would have been nice to have some competition to
push me in the 5k and run in the 14-teens or low twentys but I still got work done. I am pretty
chuffed about how easy the 5k came, even though it wasn't a blistering time. It ended up
just being a great TT as I wasn't really kicking home or anything.
Coach was pretty pleased as we have been training really hard the past couple of weeks
and even did 7x600 on Tuesday. I'm feeling great and really excited about my running right
now.
Plan from now is to race a mile in 2 weeks then have a real crack at a top 5km the week after
at Iowa State where I will be going for that World Uni Cross standard. Can't wait!!
Congrats to all those who stepped up at the Capital Classic..
Until next time,
d-wal
to turn it into a wireless router... Very sick. So this is about as up-to-date of a blog as you
can get as the meet finished less than an hour ago.
Alright so it was a pretty good day at the office for me. In the 5km the plan was just to see
where we were at. We knew I was in shape to potentially run around 14.20 if everything
went well but turns out there was no one in the race to push me. I led from the first couple
of metres and just got into it. I felt pretty good but after 3km I just relaxed a bit and brought it
home for what was a really enjoyable win in 14.34. My splits were kind of uneven - I would
slow down then speed up but it was the first indoor meet and was just good to get a solid
effort in. I was not too spent at all after so lined up in the 1000m just over an hour later
and finished second in 2.33.30 which I was pretty bloody happy with.
With a lot of hard training in the legs from the past couple of weeks I was pretty pleased to
to open up with some solid running. It would have been nice to have some competition to
push me in the 5k and run in the 14-teens or low twentys but I still got work done. I am pretty
chuffed about how easy the 5k came, even though it wasn't a blistering time. It ended up
just being a great TT as I wasn't really kicking home or anything.
Coach was pretty pleased as we have been training really hard the past couple of weeks
and even did 7x600 on Tuesday. I'm feeling great and really excited about my running right
now.
Plan from now is to race a mile in 2 weeks then have a real crack at a top 5km the week after
at Iowa State where I will be going for that World Uni Cross standard. Can't wait!!
Congrats to all those who stepped up at the Capital Classic..
Until next time,
d-wal
9 comments to "First indoor meet. "
Nice work getting the quick result up, and getting the big PB. You must be about ready to take out my Mile PB in two weeks?
Yeah PB for indoor 5km but the only other one I have run was Conference at Airforce.. Yes Rees I will have your Mile, 5k and 10k PB's this year.
$5 says you won't run a 67sec 500m @ Mines.. on the unbanked 160m..
Hopefully I NEVER have to run at mines again! Did you see some Aish guy got the track record there in the 5k this weekend? 14.37...
Aish has run as a 5km split in a half marathon... I thought the record would have been quicker than that... Good work in your 5k.. Would that time qualfify you for D2 Indoors? What is required for D1 Indoors?
WSC Athletics site said he ran the track record.. Doesn't surprise me given that its a pretty tiny track and at altitude. He said he is working full-time now though..
My 5km was just a blow-out mate, all alone and just getting a decent workout in. I am going for a good time at Iowa State in a few weeks - goal is 14.10. DI provisional is 14.05 I think, not 100% though. You could get to DII Nat's with anything around 14.40 this year.
Still talking d-wal? About time for some action!
Chill out dc just answering the fan mail... when is reesbuck.com gonna see some updates???
Why would anyone want anymore updates on Rees Buck? Isn't he injured and retiring?