The Spring is finally here and it is such a good feeling to wake up and get that early morning run done when the sun is shining. It is also much easier to do an evening run after work while it is still light, I think its plain to see that I enjoy the sunshine and hate the cold. Training has been going pretty well (apart from the cold I had last week) and the first race of the track season is coming up on Sunday. I actually can't wait to get some races in, as I have been starved of competition in recent weeks. Hopefully, I can start the season on a good note and run as close to 4 minutes as possible for 1500. In order to do this I have persuaded my training partner Tom Straw to also get his spikes on. Tom is a talented lad and probably has more speed than me and will no doubt run quicker than myself over 1500m this summer. However, its early doors and we both feel that with his raw speed and my endurance we can push each other to a decent time.
To be honest the race on Sunday isn't about winning, but to add a bit of 'banter' to the occasion we have hyped up the occasion. This has caused many people in the local running community to compare our rivalry to that of Coe and Ovett, however in truth the rivalry is much more intense. We both work together in the Lincolnshire Runner on Saturday's and I will definitely be making the young lad do as much work as possible, there will be none of his usual slacking. There are even rumours of a 5pm pre-race press conference being held in the shop and who knows we might even have a few video phones down at the track on Sunday to film the event!
Right, all of this is a bit of a joke but it does add that little spark to the race and makes it a bit more entertaining. Check in on Sunday to see how it goes.
Aaron
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