This evening was the DC Roadrunners 1 mile and 3K track championships. Last month I thought it would be easy to be in the top three and win come cash. That was before this free event was advertised on the Washington Running Report. Needless to say that the weather was great, competition fierce, and the times sick. I'm no miler and I've done no speedwork (besides races) since early last May so I had no idea what I would do. I finished in 4:45, well in the middle of the pack. The winner ran 4:16 and won $100 and since he beat the meet record, he grabbed another $200 to go with that. Ouch...the lactic acid built up quickly in only the second lap...a far cry from high school when I didn't get that feeling until the last lap. I could feel the lack of speedwork but did the best with what I had and kicked it in.
The 3K was slow but I ran more as a workout. I started slow but increased my speed through the final lap. I'm sore this morning and I only got 7 in total last night! I don't have another race scheduled until mid September so it's time to get plenty of quality aerobic work in. Results 
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