AM: 9 miles. Oy Vey 5k in 17:58. Oy Vey, it was hot.
My running buddy asked if I wanted to a 5k today, so I decided last night I would do this in place of a long run. It ended up being warmer than I expected and I tanked pretty hard, but pretty much everyone did.
3 mile warm up with the guys. A few strides. I started out somewhat slow, working into the pace and trying not to kill any kids who jumped out in front. Settled into my pace and broke away from Leo, keeping Jonathan somewhat in sight and picking off some young guns. First mile was 5:23 and I felt great. I was sure I would break 17 despite the heat and on a certified course. I still felt good but started to slow some but always felt like I had another gear if necessary. Mile 2 was 5:43. 11 and change for the 2 mile split. I figured if I could maintain my average pace I could pour it on into the finish. Then I just tanked. Bad. I felt like I couldn't move my legs.
Leo came back and another guy (who was running the 10k) were just behind me. Leo passed me, but in the final minute and a half I dropped from 5:15 pace to 4:45 still feeling like I had another gear if necessary. Mile 3 was 6:10.
A very strange race. Not quite sure what to make of it other than it was hot and affected everyone and I was dehydrated.
Splits/HR: 5:23 (155?), 5:43 (182), 6:10 (182), 41 (185). Average HR was 174, which seems quite low. I've had workouts where I ran continuous miles with a similar heart rate. It took about 5 minutes to get into the upper 170s and to 180.
On to the next one. Lots of racing leading into B2B (one per week), so hopefully that gets me tough and ready.
PM: Treadmill - 4 miles. HR 133. Some light stretching and the usual pushups before and after.
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