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It’s been a while since I last posted a blog for RT. Since finishing my honours thesis at the end of last year I’ve been a bit slack on the typing front.

 

I thought it would be an appropriate time to put up a blog, corresponding with my first serious race of the Domestic season, being the Hunter Track Classic. After stringing together some good training over the last few months, I was looking forward to having a crack at a fast 3k, after bypassing the NSW 3000m Championships, due to a niggle. I was happy with my result last weekend, 4^th in a pb time by nearly 5 seconds in a quality domestic field. My main aim is to continue this pb form over the coming months and to improve on last years performances at the Athletics Australia Tour meets. The focus will be the same as last season, the 1500m, with the odd 800m race to supplement this distance.

 

I have approached this season slightly different to the last one, in that I decided against going away on a training camp and instead stayed in familiar surroundings in Geelong (last season I went up to Charlotte Pass (NSW) for two three week stints). Based on my training form and the 3km race, I think this has worked so far. This has also allowed me to stay around friends and family and a familiar environment with all the facilities and services that I require in my approach to training. It has also given me the opportunity to spend some time at my parent’s farm, which I always enjoy getting back to the country - because Geelong’s such a big city! It’s about 200 km west of Geelong in South West Victoria. Although going home is no holiday, it involves a bit of farm work which is varied and can be physically tiring at times; but I find it a great place to train with endless dirt roads and with my girlfriend on the bike, someone to keep up with me in training (most of the time).  

 

Enjoy the summer of racing,

 

Brenton

3000m - RBK Boston Indoor Track 3000m

 

 

 

 

Age: 21
Coach: Tom Paton
Achievements: 2008 Victorian Mile Champion, 2009 Victorian 1500m Champion, 2009 U23 National Champion, and 4th at Open Championships 1500m (3:42).
PBs:
800m - 1:53.05

 

1500m - 3:42.11
Mile - 3:59.93
3000m - 8:12
 

 

"Growing up in south west Victoria near the township of Dunkeld, my early days were spent running around mobs of sheep in the paddocks with my training partner 'the white whippet'. Footy and cricket dominated the sporting culture for males, and consequently there was limited popularity or support for running. It was a decent distance from the athletics community, but that did not deter me, it just meant countless long journeys to the 'city' for competitions and other athletic commitments.

I realised that to improve my running I would have to move closer to better athletic services. The first move I made was to Melbourne for a couple of years to undertake university, and then on to Geelong. This has allowed me to meet many interesting people and has led to a number of overseas trips as a training partner for an elite track athlete. I have found that both the country and city lifestyles are quite different and when the phone rang for my first trip as a training partner, while in the middle of drenching a mob of sheep I hardly expected to hear news that I was to be going overseas for three and a half months as a training partner, traveling Europe. This was a great learning experience as I was able to experience first hand a professional approach to running.

I have realised that if I am going to have a proper crack at running I need to be in close proximity to my coach, training and medical facilities. As a self-funded athlete currently studying full-time and working when I can, it is also quite difficult to be able to do everything required to undertake my athletics in a professional manner. I hope that support such as this Runner's Tribe sponsorship can help make this easier to undertake, so that I can continue to improve my personal bests and hopefully represent Australia in the near future."

'I hope that support such as this Runner's Tribe sponsorship can help make this easier to undertake, so that I can continue to improve my personal bests and hopefully represent Australia in the near future."'
Brenton Rowe