With New Englands two weeks away instead of one, this week is pretty much focused on training. Two workouts, Wednesday and Saturday with the rest being easy/recovery days. My sole goal moving forward is to break 2 minutes in the 800. I know 2:03 doesn't translate to sub-2, even with the two weeks of training and moving from a slow flat track to a fast banked track (Reggie Lewis Center), but I remain hopeful and motivated to get this. I'm pretty confident that I can get close and I think I just need to work on the second half.
Monday: 4 Miles
Ran with Sam from the Y. Pretty steady high 6 pace. I felt a little tired from lack of sleep and just wasn't feeling it. Ended up slipping and falling on ice in the Y parking lot on the way back (and am still feeling it a week later).
Tuesday: 4 Miles
Another run with Sam, this time in Ninigret. Unlike yesterday's slog, this was both enjoyable and smooth. I always love running in Nnigret and this was no exception. Ran a steady 6:30 and picked it up to a 5:57 the last mile.
Wednesday: 4 Miles
Track workout. Had 3x400 with slightly varying pace (60/58/all-out) with 3 minutes rest in between. I knew this would be pretty tough, especially the third one. Went out in a 60 feeling pretty smooth. The 58 was a little tiring but didn't feel too bad. My coach wanted me to hit a 58 final 400 but I was just dead and I ran 61 which was a little disappointing. After a long break, I had 4x200 at 30s w/60s recovery but I was absolutely dead and struggling and only did 2. Difficulty: 4/5.
Thursday: 6 Miles
Finally got to do a longer run. Off-practice days I get to run 6 miles now which felt so nice. Ran a pretty steady 6:30 pace which felt pretty comfortable except on some hills where I was a little heavy. Finished up in 5:58. Really enjoy and feel good on these faster runs and will likely do these in outdoor. Started at Avondale and looped around Watch Hill.
Friday: 5 Miles
A mediocre loop in pretty terrible weather. Didn't feel that great either. Was surprised to still maintain a sub-6:30 pace anyways.
Saturday: 4 Miles
A pretty similar workout to the one we did before States. We started with an all-out 600, but the interesting part was that our top sprinter, Ryan (50s 400 PR), would be racing us. I was feeling sluggish before, but it didn't impact me during the race. I took it out hard and usual and really pushed the second 200. Ryan caught me there (at the 400) and easily accelerated away. Sam passed me with 150 to go and I was able to stay right on him but couldn't get around. I felt people coming for me in the last 100, but was able to stay in 3rd. Ryan ran 1:24, Sam and I ran 1:26, John Walker ran 1:27 and Jon Turano ran 1:28. I was pretty satisfied with this and it was much better than last time. I would have liked to beat Sam, but was happy with the PR. Apparently I went through the 400 in 54/55 which is ridiculous considering my PR is 55 and I've run consistent 57s in out all-out 400s.
I didn't have a lot of recovery after that and had 5x200 w/60s recovery at 29s. These were a real struggle as I was pretty tired and I was falling off slightly at the end. Difficulty: 4/5
Sunday: 0. First day off in a while.
Weekly Total: 27 Miles
YTD Total: 237 Miles
Weekly Highlight: Running a 1:26 600 was pretty nice. Also most of the runs were pretty solid.
Weekly Lowlight: I felt like I struggled in the workout more than usual and this didn't feel good.
Sunday, February 25, 2018
States- Weekly Log: February 12 to 18
The big day has come. For me, States is always a high pressured meet that can potentially bring great rewards. With me losing so much to injury, I only have the 4x800 and certainly feel nowhere near as much pressure not competing in individual events. However, our 4x800 team is very strong this year and are the verge on placing top 6, which would qualify us for New Englands. This is certainly our team goal and something that is important to me as well. With many strong teams, it seems we could be anywhere from 4th-8th place overall.
Monday: 7 Miles
Longest distance for a day in a while. Despite my teammates having just a normal run, I was to run 4xNarragansett. Ran a 15 minute warm-up which I felt pretty heavy but surprisingly felt both smooth and fast on the hills. Hammered each one of them and while they were tiring, I felt strong. Cooldown was another story, as my shin was really bothering me and the heaviness returned. At least the workout portion was solid. Difficulty: 2/5.
Tuesday: 5 Miles
Ran around town with Sam. We ran together comfortably at a controllable 6:30 pace on most flat or downhill roads. The final mile was mostly uphill and I pushed a little harder, dropping Sam and running a 6:00. Legs got a little heavy but overall still felt pretty smooth.
Wednesday: 5 Miles
Had a track workout, focusing on speedwork/pacing for the 800. Started with 6x200 at 30s with 45s recovery. Despite struggling with the 30 second 200s in almost any workout I've done over the last month, this surprisingly felt pretty good and I hit the split without pushing it too hard. After a 5 minute break, I had a 400 at 61s followed by a 300 at 45s (2 min break in between). It was hard to go up in distance while maintaining the same speed and these were somewhat difficult. Difficulty: 3/5.
Thursday: 4 Miles
Another workout, but this was very quick. It was only 2x400 at 59s w/2min recovery. The first one felt fast but controlled, the second was more of a struggle, especially in the last 200. I ran 59/58, which I was happy with but was feeling it after. Difficulty: 3/5.
Friday: 5 Miles
Final shakeout before States. Was feeling a bit tight from the workouts so I decided to take it pretty easy. Went solo for this one. About 7:00 average.
Saturday: 3 Miles
State Meet. I was feeling good about this because I had more sleep than usual and our warm-ups weren't rushed. I was a little nervous about trying to get that top 6 spot. I figured NK, Hope and Hendricken would be top 3 and there was nothing we could do about that. However, spots 4-8 were completely open and there were many teams fighting for that #4 spot. I figured we were in the mix for that battle, but wasn't sure if we could pull it off. Teams after top 8 probably wouldn't touch us. I figured we could beat Barrington because we beat them at Class and they ran their A team there. I also thought La Salle and/or Toll Gate could possibly be beaten because they likely wouldn't run their A team. Chariho was the final team in the mix, and that would all come down to whether they ran their top guys or not.
Warm-ups were pretty relaxed. They woke me up and I was feeling mostly good, if not a little tired. I really wanted to break 2, but I knew it wasn't very likely and was more realistically shooting for 2:01/2:02. My coach stressed the importance of me not going out too fast and wanted me to run a 59s first quarter. This was something I kept in the back of mind to remind myself to relax and ease up when I got the baton to conserve some energy for the back half. We found out that Toll Gate wasn't running their A team and Chariho had scratched completely. This significantly increased our chance of making New Englands and I was a little excited.
The gun finally went off and I began the nervous and long wait to race. I ended up talking with Barrington's anchor who said their team was also shooting for top 6. Sam got boxed in somewhat and I think we were around 7th after our first leg. I was pretty nervous and it was hard for me to focus on the race. I think Jon passed one guy or so and we went into 6th. John Walker ran a really strong leg and put is in 4th with both LaSalle right on our heels. I knew they'd be right behind and was nervous about having to lead them. I went out the first lap conscious not to overdo it. I kept a steady and comfortable yet fast pace with a LaSalle runner right behind me. There were a couple times where I thought he might pass but he never did and in lap 3, it seemed like I was starting to pull away. I tried to hammer lap 3 and as usual, lap 4 I couldn't do much on. I crossed the line in 4th in 8:19.73.
I was very surprised that we not only broke 8:20 but placed 4th in the state. This was definitely a huge team victory with us getting medals and easily making the new England qualification. Our splits were: 2:07/2:04/2:04/2:03. I was a little disappointed in 2:03. I knew a 2 second improvement was pretty solid; I just feel like I should be able to run much faster.
Sunday: 4 Miles
Ran a loop on river road in Pawcatuck, coming back on Greenhaven and some neighborhood suburbs. Ended up going solo and somewhat late. A bit chilly from some windy and my legs were somewhat heavy as well.
Weekly Total: 33 Miles
YTD Total: 210 Miles
Weekly Highlight: While I wasn't fully satisfied with my individual split, it's impossible to deny that we accomplished something pretty big for a Westerly relay team. Sub-8:20 was beyond my expectations and really just show the potential for a sub 8 team in outdoor.
Weekly Lowlight: Nothing really. Some of the distance runs were a little heavy/tight or boring, but this was a pretty good week with no significant lowlights.
Monday: 7 Miles
Longest distance for a day in a while. Despite my teammates having just a normal run, I was to run 4xNarragansett. Ran a 15 minute warm-up which I felt pretty heavy but surprisingly felt both smooth and fast on the hills. Hammered each one of them and while they were tiring, I felt strong. Cooldown was another story, as my shin was really bothering me and the heaviness returned. At least the workout portion was solid. Difficulty: 2/5.
Tuesday: 5 Miles
Ran around town with Sam. We ran together comfortably at a controllable 6:30 pace on most flat or downhill roads. The final mile was mostly uphill and I pushed a little harder, dropping Sam and running a 6:00. Legs got a little heavy but overall still felt pretty smooth.
Wednesday: 5 Miles
Had a track workout, focusing on speedwork/pacing for the 800. Started with 6x200 at 30s with 45s recovery. Despite struggling with the 30 second 200s in almost any workout I've done over the last month, this surprisingly felt pretty good and I hit the split without pushing it too hard. After a 5 minute break, I had a 400 at 61s followed by a 300 at 45s (2 min break in between). It was hard to go up in distance while maintaining the same speed and these were somewhat difficult. Difficulty: 3/5.
Thursday: 4 Miles
Another workout, but this was very quick. It was only 2x400 at 59s w/2min recovery. The first one felt fast but controlled, the second was more of a struggle, especially in the last 200. I ran 59/58, which I was happy with but was feeling it after. Difficulty: 3/5.
Friday: 5 Miles
Final shakeout before States. Was feeling a bit tight from the workouts so I decided to take it pretty easy. Went solo for this one. About 7:00 average.
Saturday: 3 Miles
State Meet. I was feeling good about this because I had more sleep than usual and our warm-ups weren't rushed. I was a little nervous about trying to get that top 6 spot. I figured NK, Hope and Hendricken would be top 3 and there was nothing we could do about that. However, spots 4-8 were completely open and there were many teams fighting for that #4 spot. I figured we were in the mix for that battle, but wasn't sure if we could pull it off. Teams after top 8 probably wouldn't touch us. I figured we could beat Barrington because we beat them at Class and they ran their A team there. I also thought La Salle and/or Toll Gate could possibly be beaten because they likely wouldn't run their A team. Chariho was the final team in the mix, and that would all come down to whether they ran their top guys or not.
Warm-ups were pretty relaxed. They woke me up and I was feeling mostly good, if not a little tired. I really wanted to break 2, but I knew it wasn't very likely and was more realistically shooting for 2:01/2:02. My coach stressed the importance of me not going out too fast and wanted me to run a 59s first quarter. This was something I kept in the back of mind to remind myself to relax and ease up when I got the baton to conserve some energy for the back half. We found out that Toll Gate wasn't running their A team and Chariho had scratched completely. This significantly increased our chance of making New Englands and I was a little excited.
The gun finally went off and I began the nervous and long wait to race. I ended up talking with Barrington's anchor who said their team was also shooting for top 6. Sam got boxed in somewhat and I think we were around 7th after our first leg. I was pretty nervous and it was hard for me to focus on the race. I think Jon passed one guy or so and we went into 6th. John Walker ran a really strong leg and put is in 4th with both LaSalle right on our heels. I knew they'd be right behind and was nervous about having to lead them. I went out the first lap conscious not to overdo it. I kept a steady and comfortable yet fast pace with a LaSalle runner right behind me. There were a couple times where I thought he might pass but he never did and in lap 3, it seemed like I was starting to pull away. I tried to hammer lap 3 and as usual, lap 4 I couldn't do much on. I crossed the line in 4th in 8:19.73.
I was very surprised that we not only broke 8:20 but placed 4th in the state. This was definitely a huge team victory with us getting medals and easily making the new England qualification. Our splits were: 2:07/2:04/2:04/2:03. I was a little disappointed in 2:03. I knew a 2 second improvement was pretty solid; I just feel like I should be able to run much faster.
Sunday: 4 Miles
Ran a loop on river road in Pawcatuck, coming back on Greenhaven and some neighborhood suburbs. Ended up going solo and somewhat late. A bit chilly from some windy and my legs were somewhat heavy as well.
Weekly Total: 33 Miles
YTD Total: 210 Miles
Weekly Highlight: While I wasn't fully satisfied with my individual split, it's impossible to deny that we accomplished something pretty big for a Westerly relay team. Sub-8:20 was beyond my expectations and really just show the potential for a sub 8 team in outdoor.
Weekly Lowlight: Nothing really. Some of the distance runs were a little heavy/tight or boring, but this was a pretty good week with no significant lowlights.
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Last Chance- Weekly Log: February 5 to 11
A week of training with a meet in the middle. Last Chance should be pretty competitive and I have goals of 2:04 and 1:28 just like at Class.
Monday: 5 Miles
Ran with Tanner and Sam on an out and back to Saint Michael's cemetery. I felt that we ran pretty slow and plan on picking up the pace for these running very soon.
Tuesday: 5 Miles
Another track workout before the meet. Wasn't sure whether I wanted the two easy days before or another workout to push me before the meet. I ended up with distance again running 6x400 with John at 72s each, about 45s recovery. The recovery kept it slightly tiring, but I felt mostly good as these weren't particularly fast. Afterwards I broke off on my own again, having 4x200 at 30s with only a minute recovery before a 5th all-out 200 that was pretty bad in 29. These 200s were a struggle. Difficulty: 3/5
Wednesday: 5 Miles
It was absolutely pouring out and at just 32 degrees, we all felt pretty cold. It didn't take long for what I had on to get soaked and cold and my exposed legs were starting to sting. Not my favorite run.
Thursday: 6 Miles
Last Chance Meet. I felt slightly less prepared than usual, given that its hard to get sleep on weeknights and my calves still felt tight from the workout. I was to hit a really strong 800, but was so disappointed to be moved from the 1K to the 600, given that I could have had an impact in the 1000 and potentially even made New Englands whereas my 600 times have been pretty slow. Since I hadn't run it this season, the organization didn't accept no time as a seed, even though it clearly says they do in the meet rules. Extremely frustrating that I lost my one chance to run well in an individual event this season.
We were extremely rushed in the 4x800. We had to skip the first stage of our warm-up and it wasn't long before we were about to race. Hope and Toll Gate were huge surprises, coming in with very slow seed times and both breaking 8:20. Bishop Hendricken ran a slow team and we were behind them in 4th for most of the race. I got the baton and moved around him. I don't really know my splits but I felt mostly good and even tried to push the third lap. This was all slightly harder because there were 16 teams jostling for position on a 200 meter track. We finished in 4th in a very disappointing 8:33. I suspected we may be slower because Tanner was running and he's really our 6th fastest 800 runner, but I didn't not expect to move a whole 5 seconds back. The order was Jon (Turano), Sam, Tanner then me with splits of 2:07/2:07/2:12/2:05. I ran pretty much the same time (2:05.7 vs 2:05.8) but was pretty disappointed I had no improvement and that our team not only ran much slower, but dropped two places in the rankings. While Tanner was the most off and Sam still ran very well, I felt like this was mostly my fault as I wanted to run a fast time and instead I had no improvement.
I honestly had no interest in even running the 600 at all. After not being able to run the 1K, I was doubtful I'd run much faster than 1:30 and knew I wasn't going to PR. I tried to go out fast again and held a lead through 500 meters, where I passed by a La Salle runner. The LaSalle surged in the 50 and broke away and I was edged by a Prout runner at the finish, running a 1:31.17. I wasn't too disappointed as I didn't have particularly high expectations, I was just more disappointed that my individual events would be over the season because I didn't end up running the 1000.
Friday: 5 Miles
Ran with Aaron and Sam. Tried to keep a steady 6:45 pace on a somewhat hilly route, which felt pretty good. Legs surprisingly didn't feel too beat up.
Saturday: 5 Miles
This track workout had been billed as extremely tough. The coaches had told us many times that this would be really hard and while I wasn't looking for to it, I wanted to train to run fast. We ended having an all-out 600 followed by 5x200 at 30s w/60s recovery. The mid-distance and distance runners were jumbled together, meaning many guys were running the 600. I doubted I would win but wouldn't be surprised if I led some of it. I was given the first spot and was nearly boxed in but pushed my way up to the front. I felt comfortable even though it was fast and led until 400 meters. As usual, I started to tighten up there and both Aaron and Sam went by me. With about 50-70 meters to go, Jon also passed but surprising I remained fairly close to all of them. Sam, Aaron and Jon all ran 1:27, while I ran 1:28, a PR. Tanner ran 1:29 and both John and Guam ran 1:31. This was very surprising to run this fast and it certainly felt good.
The 200s after were somewhat tiring, but doable. I led all of them and we pretty much hit 30s for each. This workout was fast and somewhat tiring but nowhere near as hard as I expected. I felt that all of my runs were smooth and felt mostly good so this was a pretty good confidence booster. Difficulty: 3/5.
Sunday: 4 Miles
Ran late and local from the breachway in Weekapaug. Was feeling a bit trashed at first but settled into the run and gradually picked it up, going from a 6:49 mile to a 5:48. Felt good to do this pretty comfortably. Pouring out which wasn't too fun.
Weekly Total: 35
YTD Total: 177
Weekly Highlight: The workout felt really good and not like I was out of shape at all. It was very surprisingly to PR in practice and the entire thing was confidence booster. Going out of the meet, I felt defeated. Going out of the workout, I felt ready for more.
Weekly Lowlight: While I didn't run bad in the meet, it was still disappointing for two reasons. 1) My 800 and team 4x800 was much slower than expected and its clear now I'm going to have to fight to run break 2 and we'll have to run hard to get the top 6 at States. 2) Any chance I had for individual completely ended and I'm left having to accept my 1K PR from junior year as my final hs pr, a time that I think I could have significantly improved. I was looking for to trying to run the 1000 at New Englands, and now I'm just going to have one event every meet.
Moving forward, I have at least one meet left and likely two. With that, I have one goal: break 2:00 in the 800.
Monday: 5 Miles
Ran with Tanner and Sam on an out and back to Saint Michael's cemetery. I felt that we ran pretty slow and plan on picking up the pace for these running very soon.
Tuesday: 5 Miles
Another track workout before the meet. Wasn't sure whether I wanted the two easy days before or another workout to push me before the meet. I ended up with distance again running 6x400 with John at 72s each, about 45s recovery. The recovery kept it slightly tiring, but I felt mostly good as these weren't particularly fast. Afterwards I broke off on my own again, having 4x200 at 30s with only a minute recovery before a 5th all-out 200 that was pretty bad in 29. These 200s were a struggle. Difficulty: 3/5
Wednesday: 5 Miles
It was absolutely pouring out and at just 32 degrees, we all felt pretty cold. It didn't take long for what I had on to get soaked and cold and my exposed legs were starting to sting. Not my favorite run.
Thursday: 6 Miles
Last Chance Meet. I felt slightly less prepared than usual, given that its hard to get sleep on weeknights and my calves still felt tight from the workout. I was to hit a really strong 800, but was so disappointed to be moved from the 1K to the 600, given that I could have had an impact in the 1000 and potentially even made New Englands whereas my 600 times have been pretty slow. Since I hadn't run it this season, the organization didn't accept no time as a seed, even though it clearly says they do in the meet rules. Extremely frustrating that I lost my one chance to run well in an individual event this season.
We were extremely rushed in the 4x800. We had to skip the first stage of our warm-up and it wasn't long before we were about to race. Hope and Toll Gate were huge surprises, coming in with very slow seed times and both breaking 8:20. Bishop Hendricken ran a slow team and we were behind them in 4th for most of the race. I got the baton and moved around him. I don't really know my splits but I felt mostly good and even tried to push the third lap. This was all slightly harder because there were 16 teams jostling for position on a 200 meter track. We finished in 4th in a very disappointing 8:33. I suspected we may be slower because Tanner was running and he's really our 6th fastest 800 runner, but I didn't not expect to move a whole 5 seconds back. The order was Jon (Turano), Sam, Tanner then me with splits of 2:07/2:07/2:12/2:05. I ran pretty much the same time (2:05.7 vs 2:05.8) but was pretty disappointed I had no improvement and that our team not only ran much slower, but dropped two places in the rankings. While Tanner was the most off and Sam still ran very well, I felt like this was mostly my fault as I wanted to run a fast time and instead I had no improvement.
I honestly had no interest in even running the 600 at all. After not being able to run the 1K, I was doubtful I'd run much faster than 1:30 and knew I wasn't going to PR. I tried to go out fast again and held a lead through 500 meters, where I passed by a La Salle runner. The LaSalle surged in the 50 and broke away and I was edged by a Prout runner at the finish, running a 1:31.17. I wasn't too disappointed as I didn't have particularly high expectations, I was just more disappointed that my individual events would be over the season because I didn't end up running the 1000.
Friday: 5 Miles
Ran with Aaron and Sam. Tried to keep a steady 6:45 pace on a somewhat hilly route, which felt pretty good. Legs surprisingly didn't feel too beat up.
Saturday: 5 Miles
This track workout had been billed as extremely tough. The coaches had told us many times that this would be really hard and while I wasn't looking for to it, I wanted to train to run fast. We ended having an all-out 600 followed by 5x200 at 30s w/60s recovery. The mid-distance and distance runners were jumbled together, meaning many guys were running the 600. I doubted I would win but wouldn't be surprised if I led some of it. I was given the first spot and was nearly boxed in but pushed my way up to the front. I felt comfortable even though it was fast and led until 400 meters. As usual, I started to tighten up there and both Aaron and Sam went by me. With about 50-70 meters to go, Jon also passed but surprising I remained fairly close to all of them. Sam, Aaron and Jon all ran 1:27, while I ran 1:28, a PR. Tanner ran 1:29 and both John and Guam ran 1:31. This was very surprising to run this fast and it certainly felt good.
The 200s after were somewhat tiring, but doable. I led all of them and we pretty much hit 30s for each. This workout was fast and somewhat tiring but nowhere near as hard as I expected. I felt that all of my runs were smooth and felt mostly good so this was a pretty good confidence booster. Difficulty: 3/5.
Sunday: 4 Miles
Ran late and local from the breachway in Weekapaug. Was feeling a bit trashed at first but settled into the run and gradually picked it up, going from a 6:49 mile to a 5:48. Felt good to do this pretty comfortably. Pouring out which wasn't too fun.
Weekly Total: 35
YTD Total: 177
Weekly Highlight: The workout felt really good and not like I was out of shape at all. It was very surprisingly to PR in practice and the entire thing was confidence booster. Going out of the meet, I felt defeated. Going out of the workout, I felt ready for more.
Weekly Lowlight: While I didn't run bad in the meet, it was still disappointing for two reasons. 1) My 800 and team 4x800 was much slower than expected and its clear now I'm going to have to fight to run break 2 and we'll have to run hard to get the top 6 at States. 2) Any chance I had for individual completely ended and I'm left having to accept my 1K PR from junior year as my final hs pr, a time that I think I could have significantly improved. I was looking for to trying to run the 1000 at New Englands, and now I'm just going to have one event every meet.
Moving forward, I have at least one meet left and likely two. With that, I have one goal: break 2:00 in the 800.
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Class- Weekly Log: January 29 to February 4
My second meet and second week of officially being back is the Class Championships, a good opportunity to run fast. I'm once again running the 4x800 and 600, with goal times of 2:04 and 1:28. I figure both I should have a shot at top 3, but I really don't know.
Monday: 6 Miles
Ended up having a workout because of the snow on Tuesday. At first I thought it was just hills, but we ended up having a combination of hills and track. I ran 3xNarragansett with John Walker which helped to have someone to pace with. It felt pretty tiring and I had to immediately head over to the track to start the next part of the workout. We then had 4x300 @45s each with maybe 3-4 min recovery which sounded fast but were surprisingly comfortable. We ended up only doing 3, but then had 8x200 (we did 6) at 34s with 60s recovery. Despite this being the easiest portion of the workout, my lack of training really caught up to me and this was a struggle. Overall, it was a pretty hard workout but I was glad to do the whole thing. Difficulty: 4/5
Tuesday: 4 Miles
Had a day off from school due to the snow. Ended up running local and late from the house. Completely lost traction in the second half which made miles 3 and 4 pretty slow.
Wednesday: 4 Miles
Another short and easy run. Nothing special about this one.
Thursday: 5 Miles
Track workout before the meet. I was with distance again. We ran 7x300 (I ran with John again) at 51s each. The recovery was extremely short, only consisting of a 100 meter jog back to the starting point, but they were slow enough that I felt mostly comfortable. The challenge was really in the 200s, which mine were pretty fast at 30s each (John ran slower 200s for these). I started to fall off at the end but managed to not blow up because I only had 4. Difficulty: 3/5
Friday: 5 Miles
Monday: 6 Miles
Ended up having a workout because of the snow on Tuesday. At first I thought it was just hills, but we ended up having a combination of hills and track. I ran 3xNarragansett with John Walker which helped to have someone to pace with. It felt pretty tiring and I had to immediately head over to the track to start the next part of the workout. We then had 4x300 @45s each with maybe 3-4 min recovery which sounded fast but were surprisingly comfortable. We ended up only doing 3, but then had 8x200 (we did 6) at 34s with 60s recovery. Despite this being the easiest portion of the workout, my lack of training really caught up to me and this was a struggle. Overall, it was a pretty hard workout but I was glad to do the whole thing. Difficulty: 4/5
Tuesday: 4 Miles
Had a day off from school due to the snow. Ended up running local and late from the house. Completely lost traction in the second half which made miles 3 and 4 pretty slow.
Wednesday: 4 Miles
Another short and easy run. Nothing special about this one.
Thursday: 5 Miles
Track workout before the meet. I was with distance again. We ran 7x300 (I ran with John again) at 51s each. The recovery was extremely short, only consisting of a 100 meter jog back to the starting point, but they were slow enough that I felt mostly comfortable. The challenge was really in the 200s, which mine were pretty fast at 30s each (John ran slower 200s for these). I started to fall off at the end but managed to not blow up because I only had 4. Difficulty: 3/5
Friday: 5 Miles
Another normal distance run. Calves still feeling somewhat tight from the previous day but took it easy.
Saturday: 6 Miles
Class B Championship. Arrived with enough time which made me feel more relaxed. Being the first event, we had to warm up pretty early but I felt less rushed this time. Sam and I would remain on the team, while Aaron and Tanner would move to other events. We were joined by Jon Turano and John Walker, which should make for a stronger team. I knew Barrington would likely beat us, while Chariho and Portsmouth both were in the running, but I didn't know if either were running their A team. I felt tight on the warm-ups and soon after, we were ready to go. As anchor again, I was a little nervous waiting around. Portsmouth had decided not to run a team and Chariho was running a slow team, so I was pretty sure we had second wrapped up. There only four teams total, which was unusually small. Jon kept just behind Barrington's lead off, and the other two switched places back and forth. I knew the Barrington anchor was pretty good, maybe a low 2s guy and I probably wouldn't beat him at this stage. He told the others that I was going to beat him easily, which seemed very weird. We had a slight lead when I got the baton. I very restless and just went for it, going out in a fast 57. I remember being less focused in this event but not wanting to relinquish our lead. We ended up taking the win in 8:28.73, a new meet record and a 7-second team best this season. Our splits were 2:06/2:06/2:08/2:05 (rounding down). I was pretty happy with our team effort, as we had a huge PR overall, won the class championships and set a meet record all of which far exceeded my expectations. I was slightly disappointing in my overall split as I felt I had made some mistakes and could have run faster. We moved up to 4th in the state which was encouraging.
Not too longer after we were up for the 600. I was once again in the slow heat. We had less recovery than we did at division and it wasn't long before I was up. I felt somewhat tired and wasn't sure how fast I could run. It ended up being a similar case as usual, dying in the last 200 to run a somewhat bad time of 1:31.85. I wasn't as disappointed as I was at Division but disappointed nonetheless. Class felt like an okay effort, an improvement but once again falling very short of my goals.
Not too longer after we were up for the 600. I was once again in the slow heat. We had less recovery than we did at division and it wasn't long before I was up. I felt somewhat tired and wasn't sure how fast I could run. It ended up being a similar case as usual, dying in the last 200 to run a somewhat bad time of 1:31.85. I wasn't as disappointed as I was at Division but disappointed nonetheless. Class felt like an okay effort, an improvement but once again falling very short of my goals.
Sunday: 4 Miles
Met up with Sam in the morning for an easy low-7s pace run in Watch Hill. It was pretty enjoyable and felt like good recovery, but makes me miss running longer distances.
Weekly Total: 34 Miles
YTD Total: 142 Miles
Weekly Highlight: I probably have to split this with start to significantly improve fitness, which was mostly seen in Thursday's workout and our big team win at Class. Winning another Class title was never on my mind and thanks to my teammates very strong efforts, it happened. Running 8:28 a whole two weeks before states definitely make me feel that we can contend for a possible top 4 spot at States, especially as I feel I can run much faster.
Weekly Lowlight: My 600 campaign has only proved to be disappointing as I once again felt very short of my goal and my PR.
Next week includes the Last Chance meet on Thursday, where I'll be shooting for 1:28 and 2:04. I'm not sure we can improve on our 8:28, as Tanner will be running instead of John but it will be close.
Weekly Total: 34 Miles
YTD Total: 142 Miles
Weekly Highlight: I probably have to split this with start to significantly improve fitness, which was mostly seen in Thursday's workout and our big team win at Class. Winning another Class title was never on my mind and thanks to my teammates very strong efforts, it happened. Running 8:28 a whole two weeks before states definitely make me feel that we can contend for a possible top 4 spot at States, especially as I feel I can run much faster.
Weekly Lowlight: My 600 campaign has only proved to be disappointing as I once again felt very short of my goal and my PR.
Next week includes the Last Chance meet on Thursday, where I'll be shooting for 1:28 and 2:04. I'm not sure we can improve on our 8:28, as Tanner will be running instead of John but it will be close.
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