Oregon Relays
What's up NZRun fans..
Am currently in Eugene for the Oregon Relays this weekend where I will be running the 10k.
The race was supposed be tomorrow night but has been changed as G-Rupp is going for the
US record and Alberto reckons conditions will be ideal on sat night, so the Gods have
spoken on that one. No dramas though, doesn't change much at all - just meant that today instead
of just an easy 30-odd minutes I did a 20min warm up then a 1k in 2.57 then half mile cool-down.
Was nice and easy but good to get in something a little more than just a jog so that I'm not flat
come saturday. Takes me back to the days of the Team DC Speed-Session on thursdays.
In terms of the race, up front pace is on for Ruppster to get the US record, and he has two guys
pulling him along. Back from that Oregon is throwing in a 13.41 guy to take the pace through 5k
at 29.15 pace. This has left me with two options: Either sit on the back of that and go through around
14.40 or run by myself and try to hit around 14.50. After talking to my coach we think I should go
with it. From the guys I've talked to about running 10's it seems pretty bloody important to get in a
rhythm that first 5 and relax as long as possible so if I can run in behind some other guys then that
is going to make it a hell of a lot easier. I'm not sure what I can run as its my debut, but I want to get
out there and give myself a shot of running fast. There are only so many times that you are fit and
have the chance to sit in and run well so I want to make the most of it. At the end of the day I just
need to run 29.50 to go to Regionals but I didn't come out here to just run "ok", if I wanted to do that
I would have just stayed in Fort Collins and run at the homemeet.
My training hasn't been 100% for the 10k but it wasn't 100% for the 5k either and that went pretty
well so I believe I can knock out a good one, especially seeing as over the past year my mileage
has been consistently pretty high. So the plan is to just sit in behind the Oregon guys and relax as
long as possible, then man up and see what I can do. Its either get stuck in and give myself a shot
or fuck around running alone. Overall I'm just excited to get out there and give it a crack as running
at Hayward Field is pretty bloody awesome.
Good luck to all the other guys and girls running in the states this weekend as well as those
throwing it down at the Rotorua 'thon.
d-wal
Am currently in Eugene for the Oregon Relays this weekend where I will be running the 10k.
The race was supposed be tomorrow night but has been changed as G-Rupp is going for the
US record and Alberto reckons conditions will be ideal on sat night, so the Gods have
spoken on that one. No dramas though, doesn't change much at all - just meant that today instead
of just an easy 30-odd minutes I did a 20min warm up then a 1k in 2.57 then half mile cool-down.
Was nice and easy but good to get in something a little more than just a jog so that I'm not flat
come saturday. Takes me back to the days of the Team DC Speed-Session on thursdays.
In terms of the race, up front pace is on for Ruppster to get the US record, and he has two guys
pulling him along. Back from that Oregon is throwing in a 13.41 guy to take the pace through 5k
at 29.15 pace. This has left me with two options: Either sit on the back of that and go through around
14.40 or run by myself and try to hit around 14.50. After talking to my coach we think I should go
with it. From the guys I've talked to about running 10's it seems pretty bloody important to get in a
rhythm that first 5 and relax as long as possible so if I can run in behind some other guys then that
is going to make it a hell of a lot easier. I'm not sure what I can run as its my debut, but I want to get
out there and give myself a shot of running fast. There are only so many times that you are fit and
have the chance to sit in and run well so I want to make the most of it. At the end of the day I just
need to run 29.50 to go to Regionals but I didn't come out here to just run "ok", if I wanted to do that
I would have just stayed in Fort Collins and run at the homemeet.
My training hasn't been 100% for the 10k but it wasn't 100% for the 5k either and that went pretty
well so I believe I can knock out a good one, especially seeing as over the past year my mileage
has been consistently pretty high. So the plan is to just sit in behind the Oregon guys and relax as
long as possible, then man up and see what I can do. Its either get stuck in and give myself a shot
or fuck around running alone. Overall I'm just excited to get out there and give it a crack as running
at Hayward Field is pretty bloody awesome.
Good luck to all the other guys and girls running in the states this weekend as well as those
throwing it down at the Rotorua 'thon.
d-wal
2 comments to "Oregon Relays"
TeamDC speed sessions are 970m shorter than that. YAAAAANKKKKEEEEEE-DDDOOOOODLLLLLEE
I graduated from the 3x30 and 3x60 Fano - racing a lot further so than what I did back then have to adjust!!