Pool Running is Fun

AM: 14 miles easy to moderate

PM: 50 min. pool run

Was only going to run 12 miles today but I was a little sad this morning and the weather was ripe for a good long run.

2.5 WU, drills and light strides 1600, 1200, 800, 400 3 CD  

(4:53, 3:35, 2:24, 66)

Versy short and fast workout to put the edge on the knife. Resting up the next two days before the race. I'm hoping it's not super windy or raining on race day. Today was fun and, get this: it was so warm we ended up going shirtless.  Yes, I ran a race two days ago in 25 degree weather but today I ran a workout in 65 degree humidity and went shirtless. WTF weather?

Taking a complete rest day.  The weather looks a little strange over the next 48 hours.  I'm just hoping it's sunny and doesn't snow or isn't windy Thursday morning.  The high today is 62 and there's a few inches of snow in the forecast. 

4 easy + light strides and drills and half core routine.

Put in a little run and strides so my legs won't feel like ass tomorrow. Weather looks better for tomorrow than it was last Saturday.

The weather was a little chilly but 10 degrees warmer than last Saturday.  Warming up I felt awesome and knew I was in for a good one if I could concentrate and really push in the latter half of the race.  Having some guy who I was hunting down was might motivational with regard to helping me PR.

The first mile was interesting.  The horn went off out of nowhere. I turn around and there went all of the high school boys like a bat out of hell. I settled into the pace and by the first mile marker (4:58) it was just me and two guys a bit ahead of me.  At the first turn around I dropped another guy big time and headed into the turny loop.  The lead guy was way the hell up there (100-200 meters).  Second mile was a little slower than I wanted in 10:06. I began concentrating and really gunning it.  The guy ahead was slowing big time.  I dug really frickin deep and went after him and almost caught him but I was out of race to run and finished a few seconds behind.  It sort of bothered me but hey, I PRed and am now faster than the Pacers events standard for a comped entry to future 5Ks. Yes!!

I waited for the awards and they were like "Matt Deters in 16:10"  I took my award but inside I was like "OH HELL NO, they did not just Fu*k up my time."  Went to the timing group and they were able to fix the issue with my chip.  I really dug deep and I'd be damned to let my time read 16:10 after working so hard to get passed that level when I clearly ran 15:42.

I'm happy with this. 32:23/15:42 for this fall ain't bad at all. Still bothers me that dude won....I got straight up mano y mano competitive with that bro...too bad we weren't running a 10K.

Very thankful for my good health and my many blessings this year.

GOBBLE GOBBLE MO^&#$ F&C(#@$!!

Results

AM: 1 hr. 17 min pool run with Cris, Anna, and Susanna

PM: 10 easy at twilight

Legs were a little sore this morning. Went to the pool and was really tired after the pool run.  Trying to keep up with those pool ladies is hard. Arlington was sparse with everyone out of town for the holidays and my easy 10 this evening was rather peaceful. 

off. just really lazy and sore.  I ate way too much crap food and drank a $hit ton of beer...I really need to clean up my diet.