Saturday morning threshold at Centennial Park

Was instructed to reduce the planned 10-12km threshold to 8km this morning by coach Sean Williams - and with him standing watching me complete each 1km lap, it was impossible to sneak an extra 2 laps in. Nevertheless, it is wise advise, especially considering that I bounced straight back into training following the half marathon last Sunday. Felt not too bad today, held a steady 3:17 min/km pace for 26:12 minutes which felt comfortably hard. Potentially could have held the same pace for another 2km, but then it would have taken its toll over the next few days. Pretty muddy and slushy out there today following the down pour yesterday - so definitely not world record conditions. Got in about a 6km cool down, bring the session to approximately 18km. Great to see Matt Hudson back there this morning, and fantastic to be out there training with Ben St Lawrence - especially on the back of qualifying for Rion next year. Such a privilege to be out there training amongst them!