September maximum temperatures were above average to very much above average around broad areas of coastal Australia. The western half of Western Australia was particularly warm, with large areas experiencing September daytime temperatures in the top 10% of all years (decile 10).
Before you know it, you are running a 5k! But a lot of runners have a hard time making improvements after they have become comfortable with 2-3 mile runs. You want to continue to build your endurance and run a little further or longer. Maybe you even want to run a 10 miler or half marathon, but itâs daunting.
If you want to beat everyone to the next stop sign, then by all means, grab some weights and do short hard efforts to build that leg muscle. But, if you want to be fast on the 40+ km rides, then really focusing on endurance rides, mixed with some weight training and sprinting is going to be your best bet.