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Atlantic High School Track

I had intended doing 12X400 with short recovery (45 sec) at 60 with 400m recovery after sets of 4.  I wanted to get in a workout to simulate the burn from a race which I accomplished but unfortunately the burn came pretty early.  I only made it through 7 1/2 doing them in 60, 61, 61, 61; 61, 61, 63.  I wanted to get in some more speed though so I did 2x200 in 27 and then called it a day.  It was a tough day and I felt like I was fighting very early. 

10 miles 59:58

Daytona Sidewalks

Did a solid 10 miler today.  The weather was incredible, the smoke was gone, and I felt pretty good.  I had intended on taking today as a recovery day either in the pool or on the bike but the foot feels great and the weather was too perfect to not get outside.  I also got in some pullups and even a couple of pushups.  This is my 5th day of running in a row logging 46 miles and 2 workouts and the foot feels great.  It's a good sign.

AM Aqua Jog

I did 45 minutes of aquajogging this morning.  It was glorious.

PM Bike

Rode on the bike for 30 min doing the usual 5 min pickup.  I kept my heart rate above 140 the whole time and hovered around 160 the last 10 min.  I traveled 12.90 miles and burned 884 calories.  Or so it says.

Aqua Jog

I was going to do my usual pre race workout of a 2 mile threshold run and strides but the smoke was really bad today so I went to the pool for more aqua jogging instead.  I did an aquajog workout of 12X1min with 1 min recovery.  At that time span I could really get after it.  After 6 of them my pulse was 156 and after the 12th it was 200.  A very solid workout.

8 miles

Daytona Sidewalks

Ran 6 miles in 37:11 then went to the track and did a mile of staights and curves then a mile cool down.  I felt kind of flat today and definately didn't feel fast doing the strides.  At least the air was clear today and it was quite nice out for a run with the overcast sky and strong breeze.  Very unDaytona in Mayish.

4 miles 25:11

Pre-Race 4 miles

I did my normal pre race out and back from my apartment.  I still didn't feel all that fresh but it was a long day.  Friday's are my only day of classes so I had to get up early for those, cram in a run, then drive up to Jacksonville to fly to Nashville.  I'm exhausted just thinking about it.  But it's so much better traveling the day before an evening race because you can sit and relax all day on race day.  I'm think this race can go well for me.

Nashville High Performance Twilight Meet II

1500m - 3:47.44 10th place

This was my first legit shot at racing since I raced a mile back in February in Daytona.  It was a really good 1500m field on a really fast track on a warm night which was a nice temperature for the distance.  The race went out quick over the first 100 meters with the rabbit fighting to get in the lead.  I was coming from an outside position as I was the highest seed in the race.  It set me up well to get in good position early, around 5th, but it also set me up to run the first curve in lane 2.  Coming off the turn though I quickly settled in against the rail in 5th position and settled into a groove.  We went through the first 400m in 59.  It seemed brisk early but I settled in well.  No one was fighting for position over the next bit of the race and we settled into 60 second pace going through the 800m in 1:59.  Coming around with 500m to go I was still tucked in the same spot but I was feeling ambitious and started to make a move to go around the pack of 4 I was tightly riding.  I got around 1 guy, pulled up on the shoulder of another, but was held off and tucked back into 4th position going through with a lap to go in 2:44.  I spent that last of my reserves on that silly little move with 1.3rd of the race remaining and began to fall off of the lead pack of 3.  I felt like I was running really tight and could tell I had slowed up significantly.  I kept waiting for someone else to pass me.  This gradual falling off of the pace continued with no one passing me until there was 100m to go in the race.  Then everyone passed me.  Literally everyone.  I went from 4th to 10th and could do nothing to stop it.  I ran a 63 last lap which isn't too bad considering it was a "rig" situation.  Also it's encouraging for future races as the last lap will get drastically better from race to race.  The winning time was 3:41 with 3rd place being 3:42.  The second pack which ate me up with 100m to go was from 3:45 to 3:47 (I was within .1 from 9th and the back of that pack).  It was overall a good race back and show's a lot of room for simple improvements.  I think had I relaxed and tried to tuck in behind the lead 3 I could have stolen maybe another 100m with the leaders which could have had a big impact on my finish.  I need to be more patient in future races.  I think my next race will be back in Nashville in 3 weeks for thier next meet.  It's got prize money in the 5k so I'm in.