AM: 4 miles at lunch with strides, loosening up for track.
Elise's bottom/front teeth have been loose for months, and we've been waiting to see if they would fall out naturally. This morning after breakfast she told me her loosest tooth was ready to come out. So we went to the bathroom and I pulled it out. She was a little shaken at first, but got over it quickly and began brushing it.
It brought back strong memories for me of my Dad pulling my teeth. I was always a little nervous from the pressure. He was very calm, and being a dentist, he knew what he was doing.
PM: 10 miles at track. Today was good from a standpoint of getting stronger through the workout. I'm a fan of conceding the first 3rd of the workout during the summer - just using it to warmup. Beside conserving energy, it seems to help mentally.
Workout: 4 X 400 WITH 200 REST, 3 X 800 WITH 200 REST, 4 X 400 WITH 200 REST, 400 REST BETWEEN THE SETS
Started out with Lee and Mike, everyone running carefully.
1:25, 1:20, 1:20, 1:15
Got moving on the 800s. Felt better than last week.
2:29, 2:30, 2:27
A high school guy named Ched joined us for the final 400s. His coach was telling him to hang with us and run 1:15s, while the four of us were looking distracted and thinking "Time to race these things!"
1:08, 1:07, 1:08, 1:10
I was feeling pretty good about outlasting our high school friend on the second and third repeats until Mike blew past me like I was standing still.
Love having these guys to run with. Solo I'd be lucky to make it to the track.
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