reaching a peak

i feel like i have reached a peak of fitness very quickly this year. on with only two weeks of the season remaining (maybe a bit more depending on how i feel) i ran 4:38 again for 1500 meters on sunday despite feeling sick due to the heat and tired due to having run twice the day before. that was at yate track, where my record over the past few years shows that i consistently run between 5-10 seconds slower than what i would do at exeter at the same season. the sub 4:30 clocking that has almost become a bit of a psychological barrier over the last couple of years is surely getting closer. i was looking for another race between now and exeter but having checked the timetable for the only meeting i know of, cheltenham next wednesday, the only distance race they have on is a 1000 meter race. i haven't totally ruled it out as it may be quite useful as a training exercise, so watch this space. its just frustrating when you get really fit that there's a lack of suitable races.

this summer i have kept the mileage reasonably high around about 50-60 per week. this has meant often having to squeeze a run in after workbefore lunch, which is tiring and frankly some times it makes you feel like running is all you do. but thats the last thing you think of when you run a pb or you are stood on the start line waiting for the gun to go and battle to commence. its what all the hard woks about