Monday: 6 Miles. We had our first track workout Saturday, then we followed it up with another today. 2x1600, 2x800. My splits were supposed to be 5:20s for the 1600s and 2:27 for the 800s. Recovery was 4 minutes between 1600s, 6 minutes between 1600 and 800, and 2 minutes between the 800s. I ended up running 5:06, 5:14, 2:23, 2:23. Very happy with this workout, especially as last week was pretty mediocre. Difficulty of Workout: 4/5.
Tuesday: 7 Miles. Everyone in the group, including me was extremely weak and tired so we were happy to finish it up. Ran on mostly quiet Pawcatuck roads.
Wednesday: 3 Miles, Injury Fund Relays. A recap-
4x800: I wasn't feeling great waiting around as the anchor legs. I stretched and waited patiently, but my legs weren't feeling as great as I had hoped. Eventually, it was my turn. Our team was in 7th place (I think), I took the baton and ran. I pushed the pace from the start. I didn't pass anyone the first lap, then the second lap I passed people who I was lapping. Our team needed 6th for a ribbon, and I wanted to get that 6th place (we were 6th last year). Pushed the next lap, passed into 6th and I was finally on the last one. I felt really strong and that I would break 2:10, a time I would be happy with. I came up on a NK runner in the last 100m. I went around on the curve to pass him, but he unexpectedly surged ahead. I stayed with him but it was an awkward position on the curve, and I had to just stay with him until the final straightaway. I surged to the finish and beat him out for 5th place. Final split- 2:08.
SMR: Well, at least I got a good rest before the next relay, right? No, I walked away from the start line and my SMR teammates were all ready to run. I ran back to my bag, changed my uniform (sprinters have different uniforms) and ten minutes later I had to run another 800. The westerly runner before took a nasty fall, and it confused me a little, as he didn't know if he was still running. We lost five seconds before he started again, but it took me 30 seconds to realize that I was going to run another all-out 800 in less than a minute. I took the baton, and pushed the pace immediately but felt very weak. My first 400 was good, but I was really tired in the last 400. 2:13 for my 2nd 800 of the day.
Overall, I think I did all right. I only had one time I liked, but I couldn't have run any faster with such little recovery. It was tiring, but fun to run several events.
Thursday: 7 Miles, no practice today so a few teammates and I headed down to the Y to start our run there. I finally decided on a route, that I would run to the boombridge road bridge and back. Boombridge is one of my favorite roads in Westerly, yet I had never run more than half a mile on it. I'm not a huge fan of the roads that got me there, but it was awesome to run on Boombridge again. I passed the hardwood section, the farthest out I've been and I enjoyed seeing the surrounding woods, a cool swamp on the left, a power line section before reaching the bridge. The bridge was the highlight of my run: no cars allowed with a great view of the Pawcatuck river on both sides, and there were cows. It was cool, and then we went back.
Friday: 7 Miles again. Was prepared for a workout so didn't plan a route in advance and had to make it up as we went along. Decided I hadn't run apache in a while, so picked that route. Got tired after a short stop in Cimalore, then returned back for a tough ab workout.
Saturday: 5 Miles. Another Saturday, another brutal track workout. Of course, it didn't help that it happened to be hot again (mid-50s and sunny in mid-December). 11x400. First set was 6x400, 71 seconds each, with 90 seconds recovery. Next (after a 5 minute break) was 4x400, 65 seconds each, with 150 seconds recovery, another 5 minute break, than all out. The first set felt good, and I was only tired at the end, the second set was extremely tiring, and the final one felt awful. My splits: 73/69/67/70/70/70/63/65/65/65/60. Difficulty: 5/5.
Sunday: Glad to hear I have the day off Sunday, because I was going to have to wake up really early. Meet Monday shouldn't be too awful, but should provide excellent competition as I will probably face Chariho's top runner.
Weekly Total: 35 Miles
YTD Mileage: 1,729 Miles
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