AM : Series Race in Scottsburg, IN. Materfest 5k - farmers market and street fair type thing. These are abundant in the summer/fall in Indiana. Got there a little late and only got about 1mile with strides for WU. About 70 degrees and lower humidity than it has been. All alone after 2 of the youngsters' sprints wear them out in 200m. I feel okay for 5:40 mile 1 and make it to the turn around of this straight out and back feeling decent. 5:40 for mile 2. This is where I have struggled all year and continued that trend today. Just a sick feeling in my stomach and whacked out breathing. I don't understand - 10k on July 4th was in the 5:45/mile range. 5:40's in a 5k should be easy?... I don't know. I run 6 something for mile 3 and go to my knees at the finish line and take about 2 minutes of non-movement and rally hard huffing and puffing to recover. I feel like my fitness should put me around 17:15-17:20 in a legit 5k effort, but, have yet to even come close. 5k - 17:57
Continued on (after recovering) with post race planned workout - was going to be 3x3mi. AT, but wound up being 4M+3M AT w/ 1mi. jog recovery. I am at least happy to find myself in the 6:20 range for first rep. And then back to 6:50ish for AT for 3M.
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