Lake to Lake Relay Woke up and got 3 miles in since I didn't know how many I would get during the race. (Free 412.45) Met up with the team and saw that I had legs 1 and 8. Leg 1: 6.1 miles 31:55 - 5:14 ave. Warmed up with another 1.5 and got to the start line. Wasn't really expecting a whole lot of competition, but some of the runners looked solid. This was a 6.1 mile leg from Gunlock Res. down to the junction of the Gunlock road and Old Highway 91. Felt strong from the start. A couple runners stayed with me for a little bit and then faded back. I was really moving down through the hills for the first three miles and then didn't push quite what I should have for a couple and then regrouped on the last 1.1 (hit 4:20 on the current pace as the team drove by). Splits were 1-5:06, 2-5:12, 3-5:10, 4-5:18, 5-5:28, 6-5:15, and .1 at 5:00 pace. Had gained us about a 2 minute lead, but I was surprised it was only that much; a high schooler from Vegas held a pretty decent leg to stay in the mix (but he payed severely for that on his next leg). Went and cooled down for a bit. We had a little threat for a little as we slipped to 3rd, but the team pulled through and that all ended quickly. Leg 2: 4.7 miles 25:59 - 5:32 ave. This leg was from the Chipman's Hill in the Fields up the Dam Road (again! 3rd time in a week) and ended after the big Dam Hill. So a pretty steady climb for much of the run with some flat sections and a little down and about 1/2 on dirt. Main goal was to really work on form here - turnover and foot strike. Felt I did pretty good on it. Splits were 1-5:17, 2-5:41, 3-5:25, 4-5:30, and .7 at 5:54 pace. Good solid run; felt the legs tired a bit and the hills were tough, but happy about the effort today. Finished with a bit more cool and then watched the team come in. Happy with today's workout. (Last Ohana 108.5) Week went well. Recovered well from last week's half and had a good workout today. Goals for next week: hit a couple good hard workouts, a mile repeat day and tempo day (the tough thing is that they will be in the mornings, so... blah). First track meet Friday, so I am excited to see where all the kids are and how the team looks.
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