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Colin Coulthard

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Masters sprinter M40-44: 60m: 7.49 +2.4* 100m: 11.84 +1.4 (11.69 +2.6*) 200m: 23.99 +2.3* 400m: 52.77

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Monday at the aquatics centre where character is built. Used to avoid training in rain like the plague but what happens when comps are run in the rain? Then you’re not psychologically prepared to compete in those conditions. Today was about adapting and overcoming the obstacles. You just don’t simply stop because of unfavourable conditions. With wet conditions forecast right to the end of this month, it would be easy to hang up the spikes but instead I’m out there putting in the work. The Com games was run in the rain yet @_lachiekennedy_ went out there and broke the national record and ran a PB as a type 1 diabetic. There’s an example of someone I look up to with the adapt and overcome attitude who is going places. Less than 3 weeks to Pan Pacs, I’m going sub 11.5 rain , hail or shine. by @faster_beyond_40

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Saturday track, dodged the rain, some 60m reps this morning accelerating 20m, holding near max v to 40 and gradually easing off over last 20m. Held at 90% quite comfortably with no hamstring discomfort this session. Slowly rebuilding that confidence to accelerate aggressively to complete that sub 11.5 package. Three weeks to my season opener at PPMG 2026. Should be my first ever injury free Pan Pacs after being cursed for 8 years. Sub 11.5 May win the 100 but depends on who turns up on the day. Should at least medal. by @faster_beyond_40

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Tuesday night speed creating things by @faster_beyond_40

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Planned 250 + 200 session at 80% pace on grass. Hammy still tight and sore so 36.6 and 28.5 into a strong headwind was as fast as I dared. Still an improvement from a week ago where I coupled the hammy mid second 200 and cut session short. Another tempo on Thursday as well as the gym accessories should help release it and hopefully can get closer to max v on Saturday. by @faster_beyond_40

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Saturday acceleration session testing out the hammy. Held well for first lot of accelerations but felt it tighten by 3rd 20m block start which happened to be my best 20m in 2 seasons and not far off a PB. Did the next 3 to 40m at 85-90% and was still holding 5.7s which would have been my PB three years ago when I was running 12 flat so been able to jog that with a crook hammy is encouraging. Won’t risk a speed endurance session on Monday and instead do an easy tempo over those set distances at around 70% on grass and revisit the speed next Saturday. Opted not to do the 20 flys today as technically got a 20 split in my 40m block starts at 2.32 on my fastest so around 90% with a 20m acceleration zone at around 400m pace on back straight equivalent. Hopefully with extra recovery between the speed sessions, I can hit my ceiling again without the risk of a grade 3. by @faster_beyond_40

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Took a scare this morning starting off a a 24 mid 200, I was to do one more 200 then a 150. I ran my curve conservative on my second rep with the intent to slingshot and negative split the second 100 to sub 12 and was well on my way however I felt a twinge in my right hammy approaching the 150 which increased with each step and ended up pulling up. Thankfully it was just a cramp owing to still being dehydrated from yesterday’s surf. I decided to cut the session there as a precaution but should be good for my next speed session on Saturday and will see how it holds up on the Thursday tempos but want to make sure I get to this Pan Pacs injury free as have been jinxed over the past four. 2018 Glute med tendinitis, 2020 cancelled Convid, 2022, pulled out PF, 2024 competed with TiB post tendinitis, 2026 will be injury free. by @faster_beyond_40

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Acceleration is starting to take shape, managed my best 10-20m split two weeks running with a 1.18 split. A month ago was struggling to get under 1.3. Consistently 1 meter faster overall in first 30 and another solid bunch of 30 flys at the end as well chasing a few rabbits along the way. by @faster_beyond_40

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The gym session went something like this, good go at 75cm straight leg box jump which should be around my current vertical CMJ, haven’t been tested in 2 years so would be interesting to see. At my height I need 90cm to dunk, can just touch the rim now. Not bad for 174cm and 42 laps around the ball of fire. by @faster_beyond_40

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20 days ago

120s for breakfast off 3Pt start with 10 mins in between. Consistent first 70 with ok final 50m which suffered with accumulated fatigue but a far cry from the 15.1s I was doing. by @faster_beyond_40

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22 days ago

Great morning for some sleds, block starts and max velocity. Finally back under 4.5 to 30 with reaction on two reps as well. Hit a gargantuan PB on my second 30m fly in 3.14 (old PB 3.20), after chasing a bicycle giving him a 20m start and catching him. He seemed shocked when I flew past, still clocked a solid third under fatigue. That sub 11.5 model is starting to take shape after focusing on @thelionmartinez whip from the hip technique on each strike. Seemed to really jack up my stride frequency and even works well off the start with the switch speed improvement. by @faster_beyond_40

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Tuesday bouncy things and throwing my 73.8kg weight over the bar with minimal kipping, just some piking towards the end. by @faster_beyond_40

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Building that backend gradually, pretty big drop in 200 times both well over a second quicker than what I did at the winter Carnival. Backed up both 200s under 25 seconds off 15min recovery from a 3Pt start. First rep splits were a 0.03 positive split however backed up second rep with a slower curve but faster second split and 0.16 negative. 12.3 is around what I would have run in Canberra for the 23.99 so if I can get that second 100 back to 11.6, that would be money and factoring my best out of blocks is 11.69 wind aided (+2.6). 11.3 should be a good target off a 12.0 curve in race conditions factoring that the second 100 is off a running start. by @faster_beyond_40

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