Stormbikes' Training

Monday Morning - 6.30am - cool
3kms in 16:17 (first bit a struggle!)

Friday Morning - 6.30am - cool
3kms in 16:25

Tuesday Morning - 6.30am - Cool
20min run on the TM with a few hills
added here and there.

Monday Evening - 7pm - Mild
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

60m - 7mins - 60m - 7mins - 60m
run at 95%
Medball Abs - 5mins various

Wednesday Morning - 6.30am - Cold
3km around usual course - 15:37 and
felt strong - best time for 3 or 4 years.

Tuesday Evening - 7pm - Cool
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks

200++200++200++200++200
++200++200++200++200++200
Run at approx 70% ++ = 60s

Wednesday Evening - 7pm - Warm
Knox Masters
Warmup 800m slow jogging followed by
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
2 x 30m strides
2 x 15m practice starts

90m race - 3rd in 11.79 - ordinary!
400m race - 66 - a shocker!
3km - 18:49 - a shocker!

Of course i should expect this after such
a good 3km run in the morning.
Thursday will be a rest day.

Monday Morning - 6.25am - Cool
3kms usual course - 16:25
no training Mon night due to my son’s
Grade 6 Graduation.

Saturday Afternoon - 5pm - Mild
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

300m - 30secs - 100m
17mins break including 5mins various
medball abs
300m - 30secs - 100m

Friday Morning - 6.30am - Indoors
20mins of running on the TM not too
strenuous mostly for recovery.

Tuesday Evening - 7pm - Warm
Warmup 400m slow jogging followed by
1 x 70m strides

200++200++200++200++200
++200++200++200++200++200
Run at approx 70% - ++ = 60secs

Tuesday Morning - 6.25am - Cool
3km in 15:16 which is 1sec outside my best
for this course set in 2005. Pushed quite hard
early and it showed in the latter stages.

Wednesday Evening - 7pm - Very Warm
Knox Masters
Warmup 400m slow jogging followed by
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
4 x 25m strides
3 x 15m practice starts

60m - 8.17 (3rd)
200m - 27.29 (4th)

400m - quick relaxed last 200m in 32

Particular focus is on 400m at the moment

Saturday Evening - 8pm - Mild
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

60m - 6mins - 60m - 6mins - 60m
Run at 95%
Medball Abs - 5mins various

Saturday Morning - 8.30am - Indoors
25mins of running on the TM with various
speeds and inclines.

Monday Evening - 7.20pm - Warm
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

300m - 30s - 100m
20mins including Medball abs 5mins
300m - 30s - 100m
fast relaxed then very fast

Monday Morning - 6.25am - Cool
3km run usual course - 15:45

Sunday Evening - 7pm - Mild
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

200++200++200++200++200
++200++200++200++200++200
run at 70% - ++ = 60secs

Wednesday Evening - 7pm - Very Hot
Knox Masters - in 39C heat!!!
Warmup 400m slow jogging followed by
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
2 x 30m strides
3 x 15m practice starts

400m - 2nd in 62.37 (fastest 400m in
four an a half years !!!)
Then ran around 2kms as part of a
relay and struggled a bit in the very
very hot conditions.

Tuesday Morning - 6.25am - Cool
3km run around the usual course pushing
a little harder - 15.21

Saturday Evening - Boxing Day
Speed Session
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

60m - 6mins - 60m - 6mins - 60m
run at 95%
Medball Abs - 5mins various

Friday Evening - 7pm - Indoors
Upper Body Workout
Various Dips/Pullups/Pushups and
Medball Abs - 3 sets of each
Quite low numbers as i have not
done these for a while and have
lost a lot of upper body strength.

Friday Morning - Christmas Day
A slow TM run for time - 25mins at
various speeds and inclines

Thursday - Rest

Sunday Evening - 7.30pm - Mild
Tempo Session
2 x 70m strides

200++200++200++200++200
++200++200++200++200++200
Run at approx 70% - ++ = 60s

Monday Evening - 6.30pm - Mild/Warm
Split Run Session
3 sets of bum kicks and high knees
1 x 70m strides

300m - 30s - 100m
Quick relaxed/Fast
20mins rest which included Medball Abs
300m - 30s - 100m
Quick relaxed/fast

Monday Morning - 11am - Mild
25mins run for time including some hills
and various speed changes etc

Tuesday Morning - 10am - Mild/Sunny
3km run over the usual course pushing
quite hard today. Managed a PB of
14:51 for the trip (this course) so i’m
very pleased with my current training.

Wednesday Evening - 7pm - Very Hot
Knox Masters (Temp over 35C)
Warmup 400m slow jogging pace followed by
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
2 x 40m strides
2 x 20m practice starts

60m - 3rd time not recorded
200m - 2nd in 27.84 (all runners times approx
1sec slower than usual - heat and headwind)
800 - relaxed jog coming home last 200m
Not spectacular but got through a difficult
night.

Friday Evening - 7pm - Mild/Humid
Speed Session
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m stides

60m - 6mins - 60m - 6mins - 60m
Run at 95%
Medball Abs - 5mins various

Friday Morning - 11.30am - Mild/Humid
25min run for time including some hills and
speed changes along the way.

Monday Evening - 7pm - Warm
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

300m - 30secs - 100m
20mins (inc Medball Abs 5mins)
300m - 30secs - 100m

Monday Morning - 6.25am - Cool
3km run usual course - 15:07

Sunday Evening - 7.30pm - Mild/Warm
100 Pushups Challenge (total 38)Wk1 D1

200++200++200++200++200
++200++200++200++200++200
Run at approx 70% ++ = 60secs

Wednesday Evening - 7pm - Mild
Knox Masters
Warmup 400m slow jogging followed by
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
3 x 40m strides
3 x 10m practice starts

200m Hcp - 2nd in 27.43
5kms - 29:59

Tuesday Evening
100 Pushup Challenge Wk1 D2 (Total 50)

Tuesday Morning’s run abandoned after
about 5mins - not feeling well.

Saturday Afternoon - 3.30pm - Very Warm
100Pushup Challenge Wk2 D1 (Total 53)
The first day of each week is the toughest
as the breaks between sets are the shortest!

Saturday Morning - 10am - Indoors
3 sets of high knees and bum kicks
1 x 70m strides

60m - 7mins - 60m - 7mins - 60m
Medball Abs - 5mins various

Friday Morning - 6.30am - Cool
3km run was a slow struggle which was
a sign of my tiredness or being a little
unwell perhaps - 17:43

Thursday Evening - 7-30pm - Mild/Warm
100Pushup Challenge - Wk1 D3 (Total 57)

Sunday Evening - 7pm - Very Warm
Tempo Session

200++200++200++200++200
++200++200++200++200++200
Run at 70% ++ = 60secs