AP fitness metric has gone from 14.5 on January 1 to 9.6 on December 31 (peak was about 20 in the middle of 2009 I think). Sums up my training year pretty well I think. Did manage a few surprisingly good results despite that.
7 AM
Running6:20 1.11 km (5:41 / km) +22m5:11 / km ahr:116 max:128
Running24:00 5.0 km (4:48 / km) +109m4:19 / km ahr:138 max:155 shoes: NB More V3
Started out with Matt but I was going a little faster than he wanted to. Slowed down for a little while before deciding it would be better for both of us if I just ran my own pace. Feeling pretty easy cruising at just under 5 min/km so I was a little tempted to try to catch up to Rachel but managed to resist. Picked it up a bit in the last km and was catching up to a young girl (under 10). I didn't want to overtake her but I thought if I got closer it might help push her to a faster time. Got close at the 400m bridge and she surged a bit harder than I expected. I didn't want to push her too hard so just let her run ahead but she obviously went too hard too early because at the final little bridge with 100m to go she started gasping, crouched down and burst into tears. I cruised past to finish 8 seconds under her PB while she came in 25 seconds later.
Running38:42 6.87 km (5:38 / km) +159m5:03 / km ahr:122 max:142 shoes: NB More V3
Easy run with Liam. Started out in KP but it was a bit warm and we were both feeling pretty awful so we dropped down to the river to run around Matilda Bay and then back through the uni. Achilles pretty good.
Cycling1:40:58 41.92 km (24.9 kph) +535m ahr:114 max:142 weight:76.8kg
Clockwise lap of the river starting out through the streets of Subiaco and West Perth. Broke another spoke on the back wheel. Heard it go this time as I stood up to climb the hill after Karrakatta train station. Might be time for a new wheel.
2 PM
Tennis45:37 1.29 km (35:14 / km) ahr:102 max:121
Hit with Liam on the hardcourts at OPTC. After half an hour Liam made me try his racket because I was failing to hit any balls past the service line. From the first shot with his racket it was obvious that mine needs to be restrung. We had the same string at the same tension originally but mine haven't been changed in over 4 years whereas he breaks his every 1-2 weeks.