my makeup may be flaking

I was feeling kind of nauseous during the race and so my splits were pretty silly 55,80,78,71. Sat in about 10th place for the first 800, then gradually started to move up. Unleashed the fiddy kick in the last 300m, walking down a bunch of kids 5-10 years younger than me.

Prediction going into the race was 4:45 (ask Allie!), but I think that I can do much better now.

Final note. This converts to a 5:07, which is a post-mayan-apocalypse PR.

"SAT around and did nothing, but only after doing this workout." SATurday

4xrhino hill(36.2,36.0,35.2,34.3) (35.4 avg)
4/28/16 (38.5,37.0,36.6,36.0) (37.0 avg)

I actually ran 3 races. First I did the 200m in 31.13 FAT. This is pretty good for not wearing spikes I think. I only ran the 200m because it was part of the ATC grand prix.

Then I did the 800m in 2:27, splits of 73,74. This would have been perfect had I been doing the mile, but my 800 really should be sub 2:20. I think I was perhaps not recovered from the 200m.

Finished off with the 5k after a solid recovery period. I really wanted to get a sub 17:30 for a PR, which I thought reasonable based on my recent workouts. As there had already been a ton of races this week and there was scheduled to be an elite 5k after our event, they ran everyone together. This made for a crowded race track, which possibly cost me a few seconds. It also meant that I couldn't tell what place I was in. I believe I got second behind Kirubel Erassa who came within two steps of double lapping me (don't know why he didn't run the elite section). I ran with a small group for about 3k before they all slowly faded. With about 150m left I realized that I would be really annoyed if I didn't get my PR, and picked it up a ton meaning that I probably could have picked it up earlier. I ended up getting a 17:29.5, which converts to a 17:29.8 by hand timing convetions and that's good enough for me. Another PR! The third of the year!

Behold my incredible splits:

84.6,82.8 (surge to catch a pack),83.6,84.6,84.3,85.0,85.9,84.3,85.1,85.9,84.8,83.3,35.5

4x800 in 78 seconds on middle school track (1 set, 90 seconds rest)

Mercerwood loop on Mercer Island

6.85 miles in 42:23 (6:11 pace). This is the sort of time that I would run during the summer in college.

(Did it in August in 46:22, blergh)

Approximate splits of 68,71

Thoracic Thursday 

4xrhino hill (36.2,37.3,34.5,34.7) (35.7 avg)

5/7/16 (36.2,36.0,35.2,34.3) (35.4 avg)

Another PR, but not quite sub-5 mile (converts to 5:01). Got 2nd in the 2nd heat, but would have been way too slow for the first heat. Thought about running the 3K but a thunderstorm delayed itand I was feeling sick (it was 90 degrees and humid).