I am one with the levee and the levee with me

11 miles on Galbraith with Sam and Derek. It decided to snow again, so the going was slick and wet. 1:26 total time.

10 easy, Padden + a little. 

Track day. Same workout as last week; 4x200, 6x400, 4x200. I ran these just a touch faster and felt a touch better, so I suppose that's progress.

Rests were 1:1 jogs and worked out to ~1:10 following 200s and ~2:20 following 400s. 

First 200s: Low 33s across the board.

400s: 66, 65, 66, 65, 65, 65.

Final 200s: Mid- to high-31s across the board.

Average pace: ~65s

I'm a little discouraged with how difficult the 400s started to feel. #5 and 6 were tough, and with the long rests, I don't think this workout isn't meant to feel taxing. At the end, I felt like I'd been lifting heavy weights. Maybe I've just been away from speedwork so long it feels foreign, but I remember 400m repeats feeling easier than this.

But then, it is the beginning of March. There's still 3 months of training to go. I should be patient. 

10 miles easy. 2 Padden loops from my place.

Easy loop around Whatcom. Added 4x200m on the track after (33.5, 32.5, 31.8, 32.5). 

All nighter last night + paper deadline + work the rest of the day = no run today. I could've squeezed in a few miles around midnight, but decided sleep would be better for me.

1500m race at PLU in Tacoma. My legs felt really good today. I did my usual warmup routine (20ish minutes + strides/drills). I got out well, my goal was to come through 800m in 2:10 and that's right about where I was. 2:10/2:11, I felt fantastic and was moving up quickly on the leaders. However, it was pouring during the race, and I was tucked in behind a nice pack and runners and got hosed by their feet for that first 800m. Right after 800, my whole body tightened and I slowed (50s from 800-1100m). A last lap of 67 left me at 4:08. Neck, chest, arms, hamstrings, quads... it was a pretty intense sensation.

I felt like the tightening was mostly from the cold water on my legs. I felt great early in the race, and afterwards I didn't feel particularly winded. I didn't feel like acid was responsible for it, and I find that encouraging. I think I'm ready for a big jump in times.