Well the season is defiantly over and short of me getting the FA Cup final or a Football League Play Off (it could happen if every football league, panel, contrib and everyone else closes the date and the ones who are available get injured…….yeah right) that’s it until end of July and the pre season games start. So that’s it feet up
I wish, the only sand I’m going to see this summer is that of the long jump pit at the local athletics track.  In past seasons I have gone for the June fitness test to get it out of the way mainly because Ive had a holiday in June booked. This year I have no holiday planned (cant afford to having moved house!) and to be honest I want to lose 7-10lbs that I have shockingly put on since November.  So this year I am taking my test on June 8th, my heart rate monitor tells me this is 53 days away.
I am very proud of the fact that I have never failed a fitness test. I used to do them as an old currency Level 3 and Level 2 (Current money 7 or 6) so I can officiate on the West Mids. However given the FA have reduced the test to 2500 metres it makes it even easier to pass these days and if you dint pass it well……………..
What was interesting though last year was that everyone I spoke to when it was rumoured it was being reduced became more determined to do 2700 metres. I last year did 2750 which I was pleased with considering it was very hot and there was no air.
My County FA are running a training night each Thursday, however being honest I probably wont go. I live an hour away from the training venue and given its 8pm to 9pm it will mean I wont get in until gone 10pm. I can train with some of the guys from around me that aren’t in my County and be home before the organised training starts.
However one way or another each Tuesday I will be going down the local track. This is something I find amazing each year. I talk to people who only ever run on a treadmill or around the road. They either set a treadmill at a pace and hold on for dear life, or have a rough track and hope for the best. Where as I be live what has worked for me is that I have all ways got down the track and got at least a session in each week. This way its in the mind that I can do it come test day and there is no panic.
Over the coming weeks I will post up here what I am doing for training. My plan is to build up my general fitness between now and the end of May then in June start ram ping it up.Â
