5:07 and good aftermath... so far

So ran down at PG on Saturday. Had two days off before that due to meets and being lazy about going to bed and running out of time. Warmed up with Sam and Robert H who was randomly there which was fun obv. I was sporting the College shirt which got one positive comment amusingly. Also pre- race we heard there was a 50 dollar gc for first and 25 for second which led to some more amusement since we didnt figure to be in the mix.
Started out ok first lap was 36 including the extra 9m(this was the full mile) but as per normal the pace immediately slowed so I took the lead. Came through in 73 which did not feel easy haha. As it should not have it was the fastest 400 ive run in months. Held the lead at a moderate pace through 800 in 2:29. Then Roberts friend took over and I did a fairly good job of sticking close even though i was tiring. So with 300 to go i was feeling wobbly but I was thinking how fun it was heh. SO trying to hold on to second to get the 25 dollars. Unfortuneately I could feel someone creeping up and I was def not going anywhere. So he blasted by with like 70m and obv went on to get second. Finished up in 5:07 which I think is the slowest mile ive run since freshman year of HS heh. The good? thing is that at least as of now I am impossible to discourage and the perfectly normal thing is that I havent run a mile in 2 years and a fast race in about 20 months. So obv it will be slow and hard.
The funny PS to the gc thing is that the guy that beat me was 40 and for some reason they moved his time/result into the masters so I got it anyway lol. Odd.

Today ran with Anna who was home. Did the 8.5-9 mile loop at her house. 1:07 and my foot was not really bad- it felt pretty much normal for now which is a very good sign. We shall see. Also anna had another good race last weekend 10:32 now she is done for indoor which is a bit annoying but her leg is a little off so its ok.

sleep is good?!?

so got a good long nap. Then had a nice run in the valley- from church to end of piney grove and back then down longnecker to bridge and back up. Felt quite good my foot was almost 100%. We'll see how things go this week hopefully it will continue to go well. One day at a time heh- 55:30 for the run btw it was prob a bit more than 7

waiting patiently

So last week was fair I only ran 5 days because of lots of meets. Should/could have run last tues- it would have been difficult on saturday as we went to millrose friday and then gtown prep on saturday. so i was obv tired. 38 miles last week in 6 runs which is ok. So far this week yesterday i ran 5.5 with patrick and then today i did 8.5 on tmill with 3x10 min of 9.2,9.3,9.4 with 5 min jog. Will prob try 10 400s in the gym on wednesday just at 90 with a 30 sec-1:00 rest- maybe alternate? that would keep it interesting. Actually i should prob just go straight 30 or start ev 2 min. then if all is well(is it ever haha) i will try to run the 1600 on saturday. possibly a bigmistake heh/ugh. I already decided ill wear the light trainers no flats etc not yet- prob not for quite a while really.

Also i did another tmill wo last thursday of 5x5:00 9.4-10.0 with 4 min jog.

Tomorrow is February! 4 weeks to go pretty much.

Oh also I think the ice/snow might be a dud it looks like its moved too far north. we shall see

double now snow

Yesterday didnt run as i was tired plus we had counties. Not great but no biggie- im not sure ill get the workout in this week if its very snowy- maybe on treadmill at least for one of them. Counties was certainly acceptable or a little better we won the 4x8 so good and won both SP and HJ which is not surprising- picked up a few other places in 300,55hur and HJ again. For girls not as many places but Imani looked better and Sierra ran very well!

Today ran a slow 4 miles with Jeff at like 1030 and then with Patty for 6 at mcd at 130. I didnt even think of it till now but the 4+ miles took 4250 and the 6 miles took 45. lol. So yeah tomorrow prob no school I think i want to run a wo on the treadmill. Then maybe a long run or Howard county "race" on Sunday is a good idea and hopefully i can do a wo on the track by next tuesday or so. I will stick with the 10 400s using my patient approach hooray. I think i will be a go for next Saturday in a painfully slow 1600. Hopefully painful due to the race and not my foot heh. I have to find my jersey!

variety pack

hm lets see what to write. running is going ok. got 47 miles last week. wo with jamie 4x800 2:57 with 90 sec rest. tomorrow is 10x400 with 200 jog at 88-90. well see if i stick with 90 pace as tempo pace it is not an exact science at this level haha i can get out the blood lactate measuring equipment maybe. But I think I will. Did a wo with millrose bound madeline yesterday it was fairly hard 600-400-600-400-4x200. We did it on the path around the fields at gilman as the track was icy. I kept up fairly well I think the distances were a little off but the times were consistent at least. I managed to run at least 5:20 pace and probably faster for 2800m without my foot breaking so that was good. oday was an hour on the treadmill for just over 8 miles. I was actually i bit tired in the last two miles which was nice. I started at 7.7 and went up .1 every 5 minutes(after 10 min at 7.7 for wu). Luckily the snow/rain event for wednesday looks like mostly rain hopefully.

So the next 5 days will be busy with probably 4 meets. haha. im tired of writing now

funny fingers falderal

So today was an amusing run on the fingers. Lots of silliness with jamie em and patty. Also (very) briefly tyler and ashley b lol. I wore the red shoes and they seemed to do alright. So far 21 miles in 3 days on 3 runs so pretty good id like to try and get 50 this week if possible. That would proably involve one double which is doable depending on the weather. If it doesnt happen not a big deal. My foot is freezing right now btw im about to take it out yeesh haha

more than halfway!

we are making progress thru winter which is good. If we werent making progress that would be a big problem obv haha. Anyway, the last couple days have been good. 9 miles with Jamie on Friday on an old school Mt Wilson run with cut through the neighborhood off of mcd road and past the new! elementary school etc- up to the new lol gate and turn around and come back. Next day only 3.5 Belmont O+B which was smart.

Then yesterday ran with Patty 8 miles which felt quite good- pace was pretty good like 730s for the first two even with the snow and felt good. 10K plus a loop plus 2 laps.

Today ran with Jamie 10k loop and then 3 200s with Miranda and Corinne in the gym. They were 38-37-36 more or less and felt ok. I should soak my foot but im cold and tired i still might heh.

Last week was 45 miles btw. Newxt two weeks hopefully between 50 and 55- not over 55 though def.