Lunch - 4 miles easy.
Storms are supposed to roll through for the meet tonight, but I guess they are holding it with the caveat that if the lightning warning goes off, things are delayed/canceled. The 5000 likely won't start until 8:30 and I guess they are short on volunteers. If the same amount of people show up as last week, I doubt they will even have enough daylight to do it. It's also going to mean getting there before 6 and staying until at least 9:00 or so with the chance that I won't get to race and I won't get my miles in. Megan is leaving in the morning for a conference and I will likely go to the meet alone if I go. #firstworldrunnerproblems
I may have to take today easy and tomorrow easy and hit the pocket of low-60 degree air on Thirsday morning and 1) time trial the SOB (which won't be fun and likely disastrous) or 2) try to run the 4 x 1 mile @ 5:28-5:22 pace with 90 second recoveries. Assuming I get through it, that workout could have its benefits. It's always been a confidence booster (it's the hardest workout I do) and it will give me good volume faster than 10k pace. It's a lot of pressure to hit those times though given current workout history.
PM: Germantown Academy All Comers 5000 - 8 miles total
30 minute warmup of really easy jogging, stretching, strides. It was 8:45 before we took off so we didn't have the direct sun, but it was still in the lower 80s with the dew point around 72 or 73 and the humidity around 70% I think.
Like the mile I went into last place after the first lap then moved upa little bit once things settled out. The first 3 laps or so where 82-83 I think and I believe my first 1600 was about 5:31 and I apparently died from there. I didn't take splits because I wanted it to feel like a real track race (and I had a race clock anyway).
I didn't really think I was slowing down that bad but I guess I was. My form stopped feeling smooth and a few guys ahead of me increased their lead. Breathing and legs felt okay, but I think I was just ready to not be running at that time of the day.
I ran 17:45, which sucks. I know the weather was a huge factor I'm just tired of running 17:30-17:45. I guess I need more track workouts but I thought I was doing much better this summer, though admittedly I haven't had one in a few weeks, exchanging them for some racing and farlek workouts.
Give me fall air and marathon training. I'm ready for what I am okay at.
20 minutes easy cool down.
The opening heats were very warm:
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