2006 recap

A quick review of 2006 for posterity....

January - Somewhat steady training for Six Foot but a little inconsistent - 323km

February - Started pretty well with a couple of decent runs in the 10km and Equaliser but training slipped pretty dramatically in the middle - 175km

March - Started with a bout of the flu from which in hindisght I did not recover fully. Six Foot was a shambles and I withdrew halfway up Pluviometer. Did get to watch the Commonwealth Games 5000m race live, which was an absolute belter. Overall a very slack month - 126km

April - Somewhat pleasing to just squeeze in under 3:30 for Canberra given the poor preparation, mentally came out of my hole a little - 177km

May - A little more consistent, including running during my US trip, but still down on distance. Highlight was the SMH Half going within a whisker of my half PB in a pretty well paced race - 171km

June - A fairly quiet month but I did race the NSW XC championships and also lowered my PB at Woodford to Glenbrook - 192km

July - A shambles of a month, only 2 blog posts and minimal running - 96km

August - Finally got myself a little motivated, especially after a horrendous Airport Adventure STaR. A lot more consistent training saw decent times for both City to Surf and Willy to Billy, promising given the lack of real distance in the legs - 239km

September - Again some consistency without really digging in. Ran Sydney Marathon as a pacer with SilverFox and faded in the last 10km. Some decent speedwork was seeing my rep times dropping - 234km

October - A pleasing month with some good running. First race at Fitzroy Falls in the marathon and also a first in equal highest points for a Summer Series event. A very strong run in the internal half capped off with a good jaunt along part of the GNW course with Blue Dog - 321km

November - Started by just about breaking my 10km PB, getting within 10 seconds at Lane Cove. The rest of the month centered around the GNW, I had a great time, but sadly was probably a little underdone and that was not helped by the heat. A reluctant but wise decision to withdraw at the 52km mark. After that pretty much a break to recover mentally and physically - 107km

December - The start of the Six Foot Campaign, funnily enough, not a single race in December, unusual for me (other than Summer Series!). Some good longer runs but the usual work and family stuff this time of the year reduced my ability to run every day - 255km

Summary - In hindsight a lot of expectations but not enough preparation to try and achieve stated goals. Probably the best yardstick is my stated goal in January to run 3000km for the year, in fact the actual yearly total just snuck over 2400. Some encouraging signs at various points through the year.

My PB table is starting to look somewhat dusty. 2007 should hopefully be a watershed year in my running, more consistent training will help. As I turn 40 in March the major focus will be to go sub 40 when 40 :)