1600m TT in 5:18. Woof.
A friend inspired me to do a remote TT with him on the 4th. I figured it would be an interesting test for the lower leg to see if it flared up afterwards or not. And I was curious to see if I could break 5 in my out of shape state. I have done 0 running in the last 365 days faster than easy pace.
I hopped the fence at Woods Cross HS and did 2.5 miles of warmup on the track. Switched in spikes and did some gradually increasing strides.
First lap in 73. I came through 200m in 37.high and picked it up a little for the homestretch. I could feel acid flooding my body already by 400m and felt the crash coming.
800m in 2:31. Slowed way down for 3:54 at 1200m. Struggled the last lap for 5:18.
73, 78, 83, 84.
Ouch.
I knew I had a low baseline fitness, but this underwhelmed my already low expectations. Still, fun experience and glad I did it. No noticeable worsening in the lower leg.
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