Ethan Cannon

6:56 pace, Boom island. I took my shirt off after 10 minutes. Today was the first really humid day we've had this year. 

Had a surprisingly good workout. I ran 2x(8,4,2,2) with the goal of having the bulk of the work be in the 8s (which I would try to hit mile race pace for), with the other reps increasing volume but not being the focus of the effort. It was nice out compared to recent track workouts; humid but not windy, and the track was dry. During my 4-mile warmup, I felt like I wasn't really "waking up". However, that apparently wasn't an issue as I ran the first lap in 62. I went on to go (2:09, 63, 30, 30) and (2:06, 63, 30, 30). I went out in 60(!) on the second 800. Flats for the first set, spikes for the second. Despite that advantage, I still think it's cool to have run my fastest 800 in a workout ever. Rest was sporadic, from less than 2 minutes to 3 minutes, with nearly 6 between sets due to the work of changing into spikes. 

Ran at St Croix state park. Unsurprisingly, it was very beautiful. At the beginning it was super buggy unfortunately. Some clouds had rolled in which made it a little shady. But then the clouds got closer and became more ominous. The rain started and slowly ramped up until it was like an 8.5 out of 10 in intensity. Then it tapered off as I finished. Came back with sand all up my legs.

In the morning, another storm blew in when I woke up. Eventually it subsided, but the ground was really muddy, so I waited until I got home to run 6:47 pace on east river flats. Hot but shade from trees and some clouds helped. Wore my old shoes because mine were still soaked. 

Two things about today's workout were frustrating. First, I got kicked off the track. They are having a Special Olympics meet here and apparently with the liability insurance I can't be there even a couple hours early. Boo. Second, I began my reps at the 300 meter mark, or at least I thought I did. There are two lines, and I realized part way through that I may have been going to the wrong mark. Worst case scenario, I ran ~10 meters short. My times were 62, 45, 31, 60, 47, 61, and then 2 "200s" outside the track. 1 minute rest between reps, 2 minutes between sets. The last 61 was a 400 instead of a 200 because the person gave me one last rep. So in terms of volume, I just missed a 300. It could've been a blessing in disguise because my achilles tendon felt a little sore and I was going to wear spikes on my last set. 

6:26 pace, Como park and then to another park. For the second day in a row, I got told off for running somewhere, as the car show overran the fairgrounds. Had a few drops of rain that helped on the way out. It was 85 and very humid by the time I got home. Tbh felt pretty tired today, and the heat didn't help.