"The Plan"

Deep breath!

After some sekrit panel beating sessions with some experts I think I have my legs/glute/back in as good a shape as possible. For sure I am going in a little underdone after a dodgy February and then the traumas of March. However I think the work done in Dec/Jan is still valuable.

I know a few people who are targetting a 3:15 line time for Canberra (a couple are aiming to keep going and knock off 50km in 4 hours!). So I will go out at that pace with a few good men (don't know of any females planning on joining us). That translates to a 4:37 min/km, will probably take it out at 4:35 target pace and see how things shape up.

To Compare, plan vs LY
5km 22:55 22:14
10km 45:50 44:13
15km 1:08:45 1:06:10
Half 1:36:42 1:34:00
Finish 3:15:00 3:40:24 (allowing for slight slow down)

This is as much to convince myself that if I head out slower then I have a better chance to achieve what I am aiming for.....

Driving down Saturday morning with a couple of other runners and then doing a carbo load lunch, looking at a more "normal" dinner given the early start and my tummy problems from last year. Weather gods seem to be happier this year with all the Brisvegans shaking in their ugh boots about the cold temperature, as MPH said, for a sweathog like me cold is so much better :)

Wow, I forgot that I still managed to do a 3:40 last year, it seemed so much slower/disappointing at the time!

Good running to all readers who are also running, I can't agree more with the words vat published about marathon running being one of the few sports that luck is a minimal factor on the day.