Sheesh, I am out of shape. Kind of discouraging, but time to remotivate and work hard for track season. I’m excited to actually compete again, and hopefully I can hit some fast times.
Today I had class while my group was practicing. This week is a “week of effort,” and since I came late I ended up running with the other group and did their workout. I think coach split us up into 800/1500 and 1500/5k groups, and so do Ashley, Maddy and Kamryn. To be honest, I like shorter/faster speed and the 800 group does more on the track in my experience, so I'm content with it for the time being, but since I'm a 5k runner I'm hoping that I'll still do a few longer workouts later on.
60%, I was sucking wind. 3 miles of it for me, mile warmup and cool down. My fastest mile was a 6:41 if that says anything, yep it sure sucked. I’m hoping by next week it’ll get better. Knee still hurt but felt better than yesterday. Patrick says it’s tendinitis, awesome. IT band is also a bit tight, might be contributing but that’s hurt worse before so it’s not the true culprit. On the bright side, no pain in my hip!
On an unrelated note, I’m back down to the same weight I was before I left on my mission, so I only have 3 more pounds to go to be in my “optimal weight” range!
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