Tuesday 10x3mins

A big crowd out today for the 3min session - a fair few of us just doing the 10 reps in prep for Saturday. Getting very concerned as Anna and Hamish have come down with a cold and I'm feeling a bit snotty and been sneezing most of the avo - won't be happy if it comes to anything.
Aimed to go out harder than I normally would today and did even harder than that. Planned to go at 3.50 pace for the first few and then try and bring it down but ended up running around Laura, Aidan and Mike Race on the first couple at around 3.40 pace. Managed to keep it down under 3.40 for most of the reps except the second last where it was hard keeping it at 3.41 and finished on 3.37 pace. Stats for today are at http://connect.garmin.com/activity/305567665.
Used my newer pair of shoes todays and knee felt fine, so I suspect it is time to make a purchase.
Will take it easy for the rest of the week - might head out for a a easy 10km tomorrow and take Thursday and Friday off to make sure I feel fresh for Saturday.