I ran just under 3 miles on the roads, and then went over to the track again. At the track I ran barefoot for a bit, running a hard 400 barefoot in 65s. I was happy with the 65 as I was not going all out (but I also didn't have the wind I had yesterday) and yesterday I was wearing shoes. I guess that this is my new barefoot 400 pr. I was not actually trying to run quite that fast as I didn't really have a time goal that I was shooting for. I was just trying to generate force on the ground without tearing up my feet. I also ran another fast 200 earlier in the run just before I took off my shoes that I did not time. After finishing I ran home for a total of just under 3.5 miles on the roads, and just over 2.5 on the track. Total time for the run was 43:43. On a side note, there was a family at the track while I was there, and the mom was timing her daughter and son as they each ran all out for 400, 300, and 200. I thought that it was really kind of strange as the mom was all serious about taking the kids through their warm up and not letting them drink too much fluid. She then timed them individually as they ran their workout and was cheering them on and setting time goals for each child as they ran. The kids also had on fancy track spikes, which I thought was excessive considering their age (maybe 10 for the daughter and 8 for the son). When the son did not hit his time standard for the 300 his mom was lecturing him on how he needed to focus like his sister, which made him upset because he felt like he was trying his best. She then set a time goal for him in the 200 that was too ambitious (40s), and in an effort to please his mom he was busting his tail trying to hit that mark. When he didn't break 40s (he ran 42) he was so upset that he started to cry. Luckily the dad was not the track nazi that the mom was, and after a few minutes the dad came over to comfort his son. I only mention this all because just watching this mom and her kids while they ran I kept thinking to myself "that kid is going to hate running when he is older because his mom is pushing him so much right now". I just don't want to be a track nazi like that mom was when my kids get a little older. I want my kids to enjoy running for the sake of running. I don't want them to do it just because I expect them to, because if that is the case they will never develop the long lasting desire to run that will carry on into their adult lives. | 