Coker Park

Conditions were fairly cool (17° 57%RH) and windy tonight (SSW26/33); not as good as last week, but not terrible either. Started off with a 'comfortably hard' 3:06 in the 1000m ; just a roll-thru to warm up for the 3000m. There was a longer wait than anticipated until the 3k started, so I had to keep moving to stay warm. Had a good race in the 3 ; Michael Mezzatesta was around tonight and pushed me the whole way (or was that he drafted me the whole way...) - I thought he'd dropped off after about six laps but he ended up being only a second behind!

I did drop off in the second k (sorry, SG!) but am happy with the result, a 4 second PB and a much better performance in tougher conditions than last week.

36.9/76.4/76.9/77.4/78.0/77.7/77.9/74.1 = 9:35.3 (3:10.2/3:14.3/3:10.8)

The 1500m splits were 4:47/4:48 ; last week it was 4:53/4:48 so at least the pacing was better this time. I just think I started to run out of juice pushing into the headwind on the home straight. I think in last weeks conditions and this weeks legs I could have gone sub 9:30 tonight... hopefully it will come together soon!

10 minutes later I fronted up for the 400m, being part of the patrons trophy comp (which I won't be eligible for because I have to do three field events including a jump, and I'm too protective of my knees and hams to start doing long/triple jump, and I have mental scars from doing high jump as a kid). Anyhow I think I did around 62 seconds which I'm pleased with, because I've never raced a 400m before and I think I got the pacing a little wrong...