Training is going well here in Monte Gordo. Last week the weather got pretty nasty, gale force winds, torrential rain and cold temperatures. It was more a case of Weather Training rather than Warm Weather Training.

This week it has been much better and we haven’t had to splash through too many puddles. As I said earlier, the best thing about this place is the atmosphere of being surrounded by other athletes. Last Saturday we did a session with Chris Clarke from England. Chris is the current World Youths 400m Champion and definitely one to watch out for. We were doing 2 x 500’s and he was doing 2 x 450’s and as we were going through the 400 mark (c. 52s) at the same pace we decided to do the session together. For an 18 year old he can certainly run, and it’s always nice to train with someone new.

You pick up lots of bits of information training with other people. Yesterday I was doing weights in the gym and I noticed something shiny in my field of view. You can see from the photo, the girl on my right is doing cleans with shin guards on. They looked odd but I thought it was a pretty nifty idea. I have a tendency to cut my shin bones like I’m grating cheese so they might be a wise investment!

Training is starting to get quicker now and I’ve started booking flights for races in Europe. It certainly gives training a different edge when you can see the races coming into view. I’m opening up in Pavia on May 11th so it would be a nice to get the season going with a quick time.

Brian M

Tags: 400m, Brian Murphy, Monte Gordo Stadium, Warm Weather Training

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