Mile repeats today. 7 miles in total. Our team does them in pairs, and while you rest your teammate runs, sort of like a two man relay. Aaron and I weren't allowed to pair up with each other, instead coaches told us to choose our # 3 and 4(out of who were at practice), Christian and Jordan. I chose Christian. Kedric(the freshman who knocked me out of state last year) was told just to try to pace off me. The first mile Aaron caught me in the last 500m and beat me, he running a 5:16 and I running a 5:23(my last quarter mile was at a 5:50 pace). Kedric ran a high 5/ low 6. Christian ran a 5:40 and Jordan ran a 6, so I was alone in the lead for the next repeat. I lapped a few people, but then settled into an easy pace(6:20 for the last third). I finished in 5:37. Aaron finished in 5:40's. After that repeat my feet hurt from doing speedwork in Pegasus 30's, so I changed into my flats. The next repeat I ran a 5:27, and stayed in that range until the gap grew large enough that coaches told Jordan(and the rest of the team) to just to stop, and that the top boys would run a few more repeats while they watched. Aaron, Christian and I were the only ones to keep running. When Christian tagged me to start running Aaron went with me, and we fought for the lead until we got to the place where he caught me on the first repeat. He tried to surge, but I kicked the pace up a bit and finished in 5:23, he finishing 5:27(first quarter mile at 6:00, then we picked it up). The final repeat all three of us ran together(Christian, Aaron and I). I didn't feel good on the start, Aaron was pushing the pace and Christian was pushing me behind him, and I started wanting to quit. I held on though, and at the 800m mark I caught Aaron and Christian fell behind. I trailed behind Aaron, giving him space so he could win. However, in the last 300m I made a move and passed him, and my pace kept speeding up. my final repeat time was a 5:21, and Aaron ran what I recall was a 5:33. Christian ran a high 5:40. It felt good, I didn't push too hard, and stayed consistent. Strides afterward.
2 easier miles at 6:21 pace, followed by strides and core.
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