Fun race out at Desert Hills HS today. Put in some harder miles on Wednesday followed by a longer than normal back to back run on Thursday. Calves were pretty tight Friday so I decided not to run. Felt a little tight this morning and after 2 miles warmup felt just ok. I was originally going to try for sub 17 but knew my legs didn't have it after how I felt Friday. Beakdown of race:
Mile 1: 5:32- went out at about 5:20 pace and after .25 knew it was just me and Sean. Can't remember his last name but he ran on deckers 50 mile relay team so I knew he was fast. He drafted me for about .5 before pulling away. Beat me to mile 1 by 10 seconds or so.
2: 5:58- Pretty good steady uphill on this mile. Sean pulled away from me even more here and 3rd place was pretty far back.
3: 5:54- started to feel pretty good halfway into this mile but not enough to go faster. Had a good kick at the end on the track... and yes, we ran around the track 3/4 and then finished...
.1: 19 seconds. Sean beat me by about 40 seconds with a 17:06. I didn't give him enough of a race cause he looked pretty solid the whole time and could have gone faster if I would have been close...
Ran a mile race with my son Mason after and realized I need to teach him how to pace... He would sprint, then get tired and walk, then sprint, then walk, etc... He is only 5 so I guess there is still time!
Ran home about 7.5 miles after. Felt pretty good and calves feel good...
PM- Felt great after a nap this afternoon so went on another run this evening. Felt pretty good considering! 11.3 in 1:28, about 7:50 pace. | 