Centennial 5k- 20:19

So ran at Centennial yesterday- it was predictably fairly ugly but just a step obv. I stayed under control for where I am now through the first mile it was around 545-546 which was fine it didnt feel great. The second mile had a 50m steep hill followed half a mile later by a series of 2+ 50m steep hills(one a repeat). Unfortunately these had a devastating effect on me lol since im quite unprepared for that right now. I can climb fairly well up a long gradual slope but a short steep hill i was basically reduced to a jog- no worries just something to work on. I need to add Chapel Hill repeats every other week- i also need to be careful not to mess up my achilles while doing this.

So the 2 mile was reached in 1240(meaning the second mile was a not so stellar 655 oof) and then I was finishing up trying to gain a little more momentum which i didnt really do. So 20:19 overall- maybe its distressing that Im not disgusted by this heh but its hard to race well if you do one race a year obv heh. Hopefully I will change this in the near future. 37 miles this week at least that a lowish week now.

I was just watching an interesting documentary on steroids on netflix which made me even more determined to try to run well again. I need to get stronger and lighter without using anything like that obv heh. Whats the point then? Idk- although i dont have money really riding on it- but maybe thats why it would be better if sports were amateur again?!?! Wtf am i talking about lol.

Anyway theyre amateur for me at least- this week is around 45 miles to get ready for 50 the next week. Long run at patapsco tom,hills(sanborn not chapel) monday,tempo 800s wed, steady run fri. Try to get good sleep and water.

Oh also Ive banned soda from the house- ill still have it out but not at home- hopefully a good step.

Back again

Well got a new computer so that's good. Training has been going according to plan for the most part. Last week was 37 miles with a couple wos- I did 6 800s on grass at mcd from 1/2 mile to mile mrk(old course). Went from 315 or so down to like 306- start every 4:00. Then did 2 loops in woods in 1636. This week did 3x1600 on track 607,605,602 st ev 7:30 it was pretty hot for that one like 93 or so it wasn't too bad im doing a good job of hydrating. Run at centennial tomorrow- 5k just aim for 6 min pace. the course is supposed to be difficult which will be fine. Hopefully I can bet my time from Hammond from 2 years ago lol I think it was either in the 20s or 21s.

40 for week, weather is ... and just called belmont

Well several things in the last hour. Did a wonderful 4 miles at Belmont just now. I was trying to think of a good term to describe the weather this afternoon. Stupendous is a little too bombastic/ Howard Cosellish, Fabulous is getting closer also Amazing is close but not really strong enough and Incredible is really pretty close then i was like ah- keep it simple of course. The weather today was Perfect. There is no way the weather could have been any better than it was on the run today. Light breeze, perfect temperature, pleasant but not overly strong sun, clear air, ideal mostly dry humidity. The sun shining through the trees after the run was quite ideal. I was debating with myself the philosophical point of whether(haha) it is better to have this weather every day or have some variation to make us appreciate it more. I suppose thinking about it now that Some is definitely nice but we could use days like this a heck of a lot more lol. Anyway that was very nice.

Then watched Belmont and picked Tonalist in the lineup beforehand- just said it right away. This happens from time to time for me(and probably more for some other people than for me obv). Of course you dont remember the other thousand times it doesnt work(more or less) i guess but still... I think maybe with string theory and multiple dimensions maybe we have dimensions that are slightly out of phase with us in time and some people can get crossover from time to time. Who knows eh? 100-200 years ago there was lots of stuff that we thought was magic/psychic etc and now is perfectly explainable. We shall see- or not lol. Or maybe AI can figure it out if we cant- ugh.

Overall this week was good. Im feeling tempted every couple days to run faster than im supposed to(at least before the run or during the day maybe not so much during the runs yet totally lol). So got to the 40 mile plateau- on the number- which is just more steady progress. Workouts consisted of 10x400 on track all in either 91-92 starting every 2:00. The good thing about starting every 2:00 is that it forces me to run at least relatively close to the goal pace(94). These were appropriate effort the hardest part was often the rest where my breathing was a little labored. Then the first 200 was the easiest part(pretty much always 44) and the second 200 was ok. It was semi hot prob like 85 so that was a little part of it but no prob really. Took water prob 3 times.

Other workout was 2 loops steady in woods 8:23/8:17 for 16:40(math!). The goal was 17:00 but again the effort was acceptable. My breathing was fine in this one and my legs were a little tired. Oh i also did 8x100 the day before with Ethan on grass in 18-19 which was good. My ab was a little sore after the steady run like that night I have to be aware of that and try to monitor it(ie acknowledge its there and then ignore it haha).

Next week is quite similar to this week in goals- 40 miles,workouts 6x800 grass and 2 loops in woods again. ALso long run tomorrow at patapsco.

Just follow the procedure

Of course from time to time im looking ahead at 5 months from now and planning races and so on and so forth- which is of course fairly fun and also fairly dumb. Just worry about one day/week at a time. Wait what am I doing on November 25th again? lol

So Sunday did a nice 8 at the trail with Merritt it was like 745-750 pace which felt nice. I didnt get tired as soon so thats good it was about 6-7 I was a little bit tired but also the last mile felt fine. Going up to 9 next week. Possibly at Patapsco maybe make it 8.5 really like do the loop? and add a mile well see.

going for 40 miles this week which should be fine. 2 workouts 10x400 tempo and 2 loops in woods.

I lost to Lydia Olivere! She is the new Zach Dietz haha(or not haha- which is more haha)<-- mental probs.

So went up to the Penn Distance Festival again with Nandu and Darin(I know first pete and now repeat haha). Decided within last two days to prob run and signed up(seed time 5:18). Felt ok in warmup- i actually broke the 20 second barrier 3 times for 100s before the race lol. So started out fairly conservatively and stayed patient for the first 600 or so- and still ran 72/2:32. The good news is that I could remember the year before and I felt pretty awful at 800 in 230 and this year I felt pretty good at 232. Unfortunately these good feelings did not help me run faster lol. The third lap came through in approx 356ish(i think i saw 355 on clock). Then lots of people kicked past me in the last 100. The first was a kid that was approx 4'4. Then halfway down the straightaway Lydia and another small/young person blasted by like Secretariat at Belmont- and yes i know that simile is not entirely accurate thank you.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfCMtaNiMDM Now im distracted. OK now pre is on so lets wrap this up. The time ended up being 520 which is a little slower than last year(so what) but i felt better during/after. So looking forward have to do some good 40 mpw in June and do one or two xc 5ks for howardd county and maybe hashawha. Go Lydia! heh maybe next year i can win the third matchup.

Yummy medicine!

So im going to have a big dose of medicine tomorrow. 5 years of sloth and gluttony(well not quite as much gluttony) might come home to roost. Time to start shedding some skin like a big fat lizard haha. I did 1200-800-800-800 with Merritt it was very windy we were basically running just over 6 min pace. The wo was fine a little tough but the annoying thing is that my right heel was sore. I think its because my shoes are basically really done but i altered a new pair just now so that might hopefully help. Just a good fun hard effort tomorrow.

Today we had Meade Stampede which went quite well- lots of PRs and lots of medals. We ended up losing the girls by 2 points grrr to Annapolis but no worries people were happy etc. Darin ran 1:59.high/2:00 in SMR then came back with a 1:59.50 in open 8 for a commanding win- the times will come he won by 3+ seconds.Then came bakc 30 min later with a 50.3 in the 4x4. Nandu hit 51.4/2:02.9 PR and came back for a close second then 52.0 in 4x4. We just need to put it all together in a fast 8 too bad missed a chance for big PR but there will be several more def. They are running great in the 400 for sure. The field events were quite good as well. Some good results from young sprinters too. good meet- next Thursday is the next opportunity and then on to Penn. Supposed to be nice and warm for a couple more days then cold again lol meh.

5x(1:00/2:00 jog/2:00/2:00 jog) aka I am a new superhero- The Rationalizer!

Today rolled down to McD after prac- beautiful 65 degree day btw hooray!! Did 1.5 mile wu down the course. Then decided to do the aforementioned wo(it was a choice between that and two laps steady in the woods). The first set was a bit sluggish(good) went into the woods and did 2 loops in apporx 906 and around 855 it was just about exactly 1800 for the 2 loops which is perfectly fine. I was a little bit tired by the end of the fourth set which was back up the little blast furnace hill coming up from the river. I was then grumpy to discover that the whole last one min would be up the farm rd hill area hmph. But obv it was fine. So the wo ended up being 33 min as i wussed out of the last jog and then managed to figure out a way that i didnt need to do a warmdown so i just walked back 200m lol. But it was 6 total which is fine for now. I think ill prob do a wo on friday but i might stay on the grass field and do 4 loops just because its kind of boring to do the woods for a wo two times in 3 days. Also that loop is slightly more than 1k so it will just be a case of running steady loops and comparing times. I was def excited going down today to do the wo which is a good sign. My ankle is a little sore btw not bad but a little annoying- i was thinking of doing a morning run tom but i dont think i will.

The meet was fine on tuesday nothing earth shattering but some solid runs- darin 50.7 nandu 52.0 in 400 some fairly good action in field events. nandu also had a fun come from behind win in the 4x4. Saturday still looking good although some of the girls cant go. ugh. its hard to be fully motivated when people arent really that into and dont care that much but the fine thing is that plenty of the people do so its all good.