Good Race Pace Run

Training Plan - 13 Km at 6:00 Actual - 13.2 Km at 5:12 Weekly Total - 26.5 Km I couldn't resist, I had to test out my race pace. So after a warm up Km at about 5:40 I picked up to between 5:05 and 5:15 for the remaining 12. I have to say it felt quite comfortable, now the question that remains to be answered on race day, can I keep it up for the remaining 9 Kms?? I stayed off The Tan today, I felt like a change. I headed up along the Yarra, over Morell Bridge then back down along the Yarra up to a bridge that I can't remember then name of that crosses over the freeway in Burnley. On the way back past Fed Square I passed the registration table for the Run to the G training sessions, I didn't recognise anyone as I whizzed past, otherwise I would have stopped to say Hi. Quite a satisfying run today and happy to have felt so comfortable with the pace. I don't think I have mentioned this before but I have to say I have the coolest boss who pretty much let's me work my hours when I want to fit in with running. At this time of year I prefer to run in the evenings so I start work at 07:00 so I can nick off at about 16:00, yes I know this is a 9 hour day but I also take longer lunch breaks a couple of times a week to fit in Pilates as well. Not everyone would be fortunate to have such flexibility in their day. Speaking of Pilates I have been doing it for about 7 weeks now and the benefits are really being felt now, the group class instructor mentioned today that I was looking much stronger. It was a very strong class today, anyone who has done Pilates will be familiar with a particularly brutal exercise called 100s, well, we had to do 2 sets today, WITH a fitball between out knees, Aghhhhhhhh. Funny though, I always leave the classes feeling just that little bit taller. I will book my last massage before my race for sometime next week as well. I am generally feeling very good but my masseuse has an uncanny ability to uncover hidden knots!