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Coming into Week 3 things are still going great. The body is holding up fine and I’m feeling fresh and strong in workouts. Outside of running things are going smoothly – no dramas at uni and the weather is still good so can’t complain. Was good to get the first race under my belt and with it some confidence leading into our home meet.  Week 3:  Mon: Easy 35                           ...

  The season has now officially begun. To be honest it’s nice to finally not be one of the new guys, as has been the case the last couple of years. The summer had been great for the team – last year we never got very close as a group. This year almost all of us stayed in Ft. Collins and trained together everyday so already there is a relaxed atmosphere to training.    Week 1: Mon: Easy 50. Tues: 7x1mile w/ 3mins rest. (av. 4.47)                 Plyo’s Weds: Am: ...

 For the one or two of you reading this, I am a one-time protégé of Rees Buck and die-hard member of Wellington Scottish Athletics Club. I am currently living in Fort Collins Colorado (about 1hr north of Denver), running for Colorado State University under Bryan Berryhill: a former NCAA champ and US-runner up over the 1500m– not to mention twice visitor to NZ. I decided the best way to do this would be a week-by-week set up after a bit of a run down on my time here thus far and a summary of the summer that has just been...