Had the pleasure of playing golf today with 2 of Australia's best distance runners, Kim Gillard and Peter Brett. Despite the howling wind blowing off Bass Strait, an awesome day was had with the obligatory sledging and boyish banter flying thick and fast.
Yours truly took the honours by 1 shot from Kim.
Given that we headed to the Golf Course straight after our long run (2hrs) it was a very long day. By the last hole I had definitely had enough and could not wait to sit down and relax. Coffee was good too!!!!!!
Robbie and Jack have been in Melbourne since Thursday and return home tomorrow. One thing is for sure, they wont be flying Tiger Airways again. After arriving at the airport in plenty of time for their 11am flight last Thursday, they were told that there was a delay.........until 3:45pm. Not a happy camper.
The Darrell Lea Dads Bag full of Licorice that I received last Sunday has well and truly gone. Pity, it was quite yummy. Good for the digestive system too.
Training has gone well this week. 110kms all up. Ran a 10/20 session yesterday. A 10/20 is 10 minutes hard followed by 10 minutes easy, then 20 minutes hard. I have adapted this session to be a 3km followed by a 6km. Rep times were 10:09 followed by 20:39 with the last 3km in 10:06. Tough session.
Struggled big time today in the last 45 minutes. At one stage I turned to Kim and asked "is this what the last part of a Marathon feels like?" Kims reply, which was accompanied by a huge smile, was "nah, worse". Thanks mate, made me feel heaps better given that I am thinking of running the Gold Coast Marathon next July!! Cant wait now.
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