This morning, there was an out of season meet for local athletes. It was an opportunity to see how well our winter training is going. The past week has seen a bit of a busy period, with the commencement of gym training, in addition to the usual throws and track training.
Yesterday was cross country. After running the 3km course for all of the season so far, I opted to work on speed and run the 1km instead. Finished it in 3:46, which was the fastest time on the course, and a middle of the field finish for the handicap. With difficult weather conditions, some stiffness from the gym, and some on course challenges, I was happy with that time.
Today’s program started with the 100 metres. I got a great start and finished in 13.51, without overdoing things. Next was high jump. Here, I jumped a PB of 1.30m. Not bad for an event I’ve never really trained!
I decided to pull out of the triple jump, as a minor niggle in my left heel, from last week’s training, started to flare up, and decided on the cautious approach. That meant a bit of a rest before the 400m. Due to the cold conditions, I warmed up again. Now, the heel flared up in the cold. I tried a test run in spikes, acceleration was good, but as soon as I transitioned into a 400m cruise, it was no good. Only thing I could do was scratch from the race. :(
My final event was the shot put. In cold, showery and blustery conditions, I managed a PB of around 6.4 metres with my first throw. The other two weren’t as good.
Finished the day as an official (the spiker) for the hammer throw. My job was to mark where the hammers landed, so the throws could be measured.
This weekend pretty marks 3 years since I took up athletics. On July 4 of that year, I ran my first cross country, and on July 12, I ran my first track meet. Things have certainly changed since then. :)
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