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Running track is my sporting passion, but 1 lap around (400m) is far enough for me.

Week 2 – Summary.

First full week of training. Body is adapting and most later runs in sessions not as good as the start. Next week will pretty much repeat this week. Still focussing on trying to get the left arm actually swinging back. It will take time.
Eating has been on track most days. A couple of stressful work days and the kitchen less than 10m away can make this difficult.
Reading as much as I can around recovery.
Has been encouraging to hear many other masters athletes from Central Coast and surrounds inspired to get their training going.

Resting HR (week avg): 59

Weight: 88.5 kg (-1.5)

Sleep: > 6.5 hours on 5 of 7 nights

Track sessions: 5 / 5

Summary

So I made every session I planned to do and at the end of the week I feel good. No injury issues. Improved eating by avoiding snacks and sweets, except on Sunday which was Fathers Day. I now have a massage gun.

Resting HR: 62

Weight: 90 kg

Sleep: > 6.5 hours on 3 of 5 nights

Sessions: 4 / 4

September 2021 Training Plan

September 2, 2021 / Ernie

Starting September with minimal fitness, sporadic training and a number of kilograms over racing weight.

Training will be at Adcock Park. It is a grass track and only in fair condition. Line markings are becoming faint, is being used by a number of training groups and uneven in places.

Towards Season 2021/22

September 1, 2021 / Ernie

It has now been 4 months since the last athletics season finished in April. In May I started training with a group at Mingara to work on some technical issues and was really looking forward to the next season with a new age group of M50. Ah the dreams, By the end of June training groups had been stopped due to a COVID lock down and training by myself dropped off significantly after this. During August I made it for a total of 2 training sessions.

So a new month starts. September. Partly the buzz post Olympics, the weather getting warmer and some jealousy of my brother and nephew getting to compete over in WA, It is time to get my act together.

Back at the Track a Little Early

May 16, 2019 / Ernie

I was planning a 3 week break after Australian Masters, but it was such a nice day and the body felt good, so I went down to the local track for a tempo session of 2 * 10 * 100m. The ones I timed were all around 16.2 – 17.1 seconds. The grass was in much better condition than a couple of months ago, so I even did the second set in bare feet.

It felt good so I will likely do another tempo session this Sunday and start the sprint work next week.

Australian Masters Championships 2019 in Melbourne

May 2, 2019 / Ernie

So after my first Stawell Gift experience it was a drive back to Melbourne and 4 days rest to get ready for Australian Masters T&F Championships at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne. I needed some rest to recover from Stawell runs but more from the driving. My right hamstring did not enjoy the drives in and out of Stawell plus stop and start drive into Melbourne due to the traffic on the last day of their school holidays.

Finally Made it to the Stawell Gift

April 24, 2019 / Ernie

So after many years of talk I finally made it to the Stawell Gift carnival in Western Victoria. The timing worked out with AMA champs in Melbourne the following weekend so it was now or never. The only downside was all accommodation in Stawell was booked out so we ended up staying too far away in a little town called Avoca with a 2hr daily return trip.

Back In Training

July 5, 2010 / Ernie

Well it has been 12 weeks since Masters Nationals in Perth, and since then the spikes have been gathering dust under the bed. With Sacramento World masters, now just over 1 year away its time to get back on the training track. Not 100% sure I will be able to make the trip across the Pacific, but if there is a chance, I want to be as prepared as possible.
So traffic fighting trips back to Sylvania and Team Dooley are back on.

Australian Masters Nationals 2010

April 8, 2010 / Ernie

The AMA championships are over for another year. This year was Perth, the weather was great, the track was fast and the meet ran smoothly.
Already this season, some fast 100m times had been run at the new WA Athletics Stadium, by Patrick Johnson 10.18 and Aaron Rouge-Serrett in 10.17. So I was looking forward to this. I have been told it is a form of Mondo, but the track only has a 3 year life span.
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Hunter Track Classic 2010

February 8, 2010 / Ernie

Packed the family in the car last Saturday for a night stay in Newcastle, and a couple of races at the Hunter Track Classic.

Category: Running (Page 6 of 7)

Training Sep 6 – 12, 2021