stomping it
As another cracker week of training comes to an end I cant help but be almost a little bit disappointed that I have to have a three week break after AKL W.cup next week. Everything is running like clockwork, am swimming the best I have all year, I am super stoked to be out training injury and sick free and simply just loving the goodvibes and people around me at the moment.
Have put in some pretty meaty weeks post Beijing with a sum of five 100k run weeks and four 30k plus swim weeks. I am all about basehunting this time of year in order to be ripe and ready for some heavy work with Team Dillon on the Gold coast in 2012, my last dab at sealing the Olympic deal.
To go with these 100k run weeks one must run smart and so a lot of my training has taken place on the many amazing trails Taranaki has to offer, up Huatoki, HereKawe and Te Henui Walkways, scaling Paritutu a few sneaky times and the serinity of Lake Mangmahoes trails also.
To help clock up those kms, these little numbers have been worth their weight in gold.
trailblazers
The Saucony Peregrine 2011 edition. Cant help but love the tongue caption on the shoe, run everywhere as its literally where I have been the last month round here.
I love trails, but ya standard road shoe just wouldnt fit the gluggy bogs of the rougher side of Te Henui and some of the streams to jump out at Mangmahoe.
I heard the Brownlees are all about mountain running and cross country for solid strength in those off season months, so why not follow suit. The great thing about trails is it doesnt pound the legs out either.
Tomorrow I stray away from the trails though and head out to Opunake with my strength trainer Roger Gooch to be a part of the Rampage fitness Gym round the mountain relay.
I always love to participate in this race annually and its awesome to see heaps of locals out running and walking on this day. Rampage is also my local gym and Roger at his business Bodysmart, has been working closely with me lately to help iron out my muscle imbalances of a 6foot 2 lank of spank.
He has been doing a brilliant job though and its so mint to be able to climb longer on the bike with less pain and run longer also.
One week and a bit to go to AKL World Cup and then its me last dab at the ITU for 2011, ranking points are crucial this time of year to keep me in the Olympic mix.
Feeling strong keep moving on.
Godspeed
Clarky
