Next Stop Ireland

For me to take a vacation is almost unheard of,for me to take a vacation in my build up to Nationals is even more unheard of,however some wheels once they set in motion are unstoppable,ie my mother,s 70th b,day next Monday,ergo yours truly boarding a plane tomorrow nite bound for Shannon as I get to go home to the land of my ancestors for the first time in 21 years.
Obviously I,m excited I,m sure Ballybunion has altered alot since I last set foot in it some 29 years ago and while I may be vacationing from work I will not however be vacationing from training,sadly since I,m sans lap top there,ll be no daily updates of my training but I hope to write something upon my return next weekend.
Keeping in mind this would be my final track workout till July 21st I wanted this evening to be top shelf,having compleated my last 2 6x600m repeats in sub 1.45 I dared to go for the threepeat,yes folks a threepeat repeat,try saying that tens times fast!!!!
Conditions were warm when I hit Franklin Field at 5.30pm,even my mile warm up produced a sweat,I was suitably drenched by the end of my 6th 600m.The game plan just like last week,go out in 1.10 for the opening 400m and close the 200m in 32-33 seconds,I nailed the first one convincingly,1.10/32-1.42.49.
I,m not sure what happened on my second repeat,somehow I only went through 400m in 1.13 I don,t know if I was guilty of not focusing hard enough but the 1.13 was enough to jolt me to a 31 second 200m and finish in 1.44.71.
Suitably woken up by that I hit 1.11 on my next 400m b4 hitting my 200m in 33 seconds,1.44.35,a little close for comfort but still sub 1.45 and that was all that mattered,GP had warned me the nite b4 not to compare this weeks 600s to last weeks,just run tonites as best as I could.
Ureaka a 1.10 400m coupled w/ a 33 second 200m,1.43.71,two to go,back to the realm of 1.11 400s again,a third consecutive 33 second 200m,1.44.00,one more,almost identical 1.11/33 this time a 1.44.03.
Granted not as prolific as last week however still a 6x600m repeat under 1.45,not only will I take that to the bank................I guess I,ll be taking it to the Bank Of Ireland...Begorah!!!!