Well, another year has come and gone. Taking the time to
reflect on 2014, I can look back on it with a sense of pride and achievement.
My two big events for the year were the 28km Two Bays Run
and the Great Ocean Road Half Marathon. Although both of these events took into
a world of pain, both were moving highlights reels.
Two Bays had the challenge of the Arthurs Seat climb and the
sandy trail to finish while the Great Ocean Road turned on the perfect weather
for running up and down the greatest driving road in the world while the
coastline unfolded before your feet.
My short course running also improved. I set out to
hopefully improve on last years Salomon Trail Series top 7 finish, and it was
an honour to compete in and finish a solid third overall for the Short Course
series.
This year we returned to the Marysville Running Festival to
take on the new 10k course, which I thoroughly loved, the inclusion of more
trail made it a tougher but truer course. To finish 5th ticked
another box, 2012 wasn’t just a fluke!
I also enjoyed racing the Yarra Ranges Athletics club 5k cross
country race, as well as supporting Mrs Fish at the Lillydale Lake 10k, the
Melbourne Marathon and the City 2 Sea. And man, Mrs Fish is really starting to run. This year she's gone from 5:15s to 4:50s over the half Marathon+ distances.
Finally, I also met Thien from www.stryda.com.au and Frank and Baden from www.icebandports.com.au, whom have some amazing running gear and have helped me on my running journey.
Finally, I also met Thien from www.stryda.com.au and Frank and Baden from www.icebandports.com.au, whom have some amazing running gear and have helped me on my running journey.
What does next year hold? After my visit to the team at
Freedom Sports Medicine I found a few chinks in my armour and I’ve been diligently
working on ironing them out. It may seem like a small thing, but if I can
refine my technique and strengthen my legs I might just be able to find a easy
5-10 seconds a km, and over the 5-10k events that’s 25 to 50 seconds. And when I
look at my results that might just be enough to get a little bit closer to the
pointy end of the field.
Cheers, the Fish
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