Tempo run. We went to the pathway by the Jordan River. Guys did 5 and girls did 3 (since those are our race distances). We did a 10 minute warm-up jog and some stretches and started. It was pretty stinkin hot... Coach told me to hit between 6 and 6:10 pace so I figured it wouldn't be too bad. I started with Jef and Oliver though (fast freshman) and we hit the first mile at 5:38. After that we basically made a nice parabola. The next miles were 6:01, 6:14, 6:24, and 6:09. At least I brought it back on the last mile somewhat. Ended up being a 30:28 which averages to an AP of 6:07 so actually I was right on. I feel like it would have been a lot better though if I had started a bit slower. We lost Oliver at 2.5 miles due to stomach problems... Jef is at about 50 miles this week and ran 12 yesterday so he was tired and I lost him at the last mile. I pushed it pretty hard though and I was feeling it when I crossed. Good time, but it just wasn't the best day for us all... |