After a quick SWOT analysis of my recent European campaign it is time to set in place the formula to try and achieve the objective of top 8 at this year’s World Duathlon Championships in Rimini, Italy.
The most positive part of the assessment was that I was in the lead group in all races I entered. The reality though is that the pace required to be in the pack was very close or at my capacity and therefore left me with few attacking options. The top 5 runners in the sport have run very high 28 or low 29 minute 10k’s, so with the typical 30.30- 31.00 minute 10k opener they are comfortably aerobic and relatively fresh, leaving them ready to attack the second 5k run.
Therefore, the next 4 months will be hard training for the flat and fast Rimini course with a bias toward getting my 10k road to sub 30 minutes. This would give me a realistic opportunity to compete for higher honours on the second run and an extremely good chance to achieve the goal of top 8.
I will be racing the West Australian 4k and 12k cross country championships, plus the Asics Run for Gold and Perth City to Surf, with just two duathlons - the Australian Duathlon Championships in Newcastle on August 24th and the final French GP in Nancy on September 13th.
I am excited at the prospect of competing in West Australian Championship events for the first time in many years and looking forward to renewing competition with some local adversaries.
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