RT Journals: Brenton Rowe

To Runnerstribe,

With the final and most important meet of the domestic season on the horizon, it is an exciting time. After a long season, with my first race last November it will be 6 months between my first and last races for the 2009/10 season. The program my coach and I planned before the season began, allowed for the long season, including a couple of altitude training camps, and limiting the amount of ‘faster’ type track work early on. I believe this approach taken will have me in peak condition this weekend.

I am happy with how my preparation has gone in the lead up to the National Championships. I have run personal best times over the 800, 1500 and 3000m distances this season, most importantly showing that I am still improving and have remained injury free. My most recent race was a good, hard hit-out in the Herb Hedemann Invite Mile at the Stawell Gift Carnival, in which I placed 3^rd off a mark of 15m. It was a great weekend enjoyed by many, with the annual Beer Mile again taking place this year after the completion of competition on the final day. This event was great to watch, with a few locals also providing plenty of support on the back straight to the boys brave enough to tackle it.

I also had a good win at the Victorian Championships in the 1500m a couple of weeks ago. It was a slow race in which I was able to control from the front and achieve a convincing win. By being able to control the race from the front and finish strongly, this has provided me with confidence that I will carry through to the National Championships.

 

Brenton