Took A Break

After 9 years of blogging I lost some interest in it. As a result I haven't put up a post since the start of July. Doesn't mean I haven't been running. In fact, I've been pretty happy with my running lately. Coming into the final weeks of preparation for the Great Ocean Walk 100km (GOW100) has sparked my interest into putting a few more words back out onto the net.

Training over the last couple of months has been reasonable. I've definitely missed a lot more sessions than I planned, but in the mix have been quite a few good runs. I was getting pretty nervous as the clock ticked down to the GOW100. Luckily I had a confidence boost a couple of weeks ago. Taking part in a relay team at the Surfcoast Century 100km was given the 3rd leg, 28km kilometres of hills in the Otways. I ran well and impressed myself with how quickly I was able to move through some of the rougher sections. It had me feeling like I might actually be on track for the GOW100.



Only a couple of weeks left for the big training. It seems to be going okay, but because I am keeping a lid on the kilometres for the long run, there is a big element of doubt. Not too long now to find out.

Comments

  1. Ewen22 September 2016 at 21:09

    Glad you're going well Jason. 100k is a hell of a distance. All the best - hope the weather and tracks are dry. Super wet here in Canberra.

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  2. Unknown25 September 2016 at 12:26

    Thanks Ewen

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