Wednesday, April 04, 2007
3/26-4/1
School is really bringin' the man down here. I had an exam on Monday and another one on Thursday along with multiple assignments due throughout the week. On Monday after my exam, I had a flight that lasted just short of five hours and didn't get out the door for my run until after 8:00 p.m. All that piled on top of crashing on Saturday's run, I ended up cutting the workout short.
Tuesday I still had that same tired feeling so I took an easy day. Wednesday's workout went well and I felt pretty good the rest of the week.
As for the race, it is almost embarrassing. I went through 1600m about 5:04 and 3200m about 10:17 and then fell apart completely. Last year I ran 33:25 for 10,000m in 25 mph+ winds, and this year in 15-20 mph winds I run 16:30 for 5000m. I still feel like it will come around sometime this year. Days like Wednesday are a good indication. I can run 5:30, or better per mile, comfortably for 35 minutes. The speed is just a matter of time.
Overall, I think I just need to be more consistant. Too many days off over the last few months and too big of fluctuations in mileage on a weekly basis.
Mon. 32 mins total 17 min warmup, 1600m in 5:13, 3 min recovery, 800m in 2:33, 3 min jog back to my house- 4.5 miles
Tues. 44 mins - 6 miles
Weds. 15 mins up, 35 min tempo, 15 mins down - 10 miles
Thurs. a.m. 61 mins - 8.5 miles
p.m. 27 mins - 4 miles
Fri. 40 mins - 5.5 miles
Sat. 15 min warmup, 16:30 5k, 8 mins down - 6 miles
Sun. 0 mins - 0 miles
44.5 miles
March: 215.5
Tuesday I still had that same tired feeling so I took an easy day. Wednesday's workout went well and I felt pretty good the rest of the week.
As for the race, it is almost embarrassing. I went through 1600m about 5:04 and 3200m about 10:17 and then fell apart completely. Last year I ran 33:25 for 10,000m in 25 mph+ winds, and this year in 15-20 mph winds I run 16:30 for 5000m. I still feel like it will come around sometime this year. Days like Wednesday are a good indication. I can run 5:30, or better per mile, comfortably for 35 minutes. The speed is just a matter of time.
Overall, I think I just need to be more consistant. Too many days off over the last few months and too big of fluctuations in mileage on a weekly basis.
Mon. 32 mins total 17 min warmup, 1600m in 5:13, 3 min recovery, 800m in 2:33, 3 min jog back to my house- 4.5 miles
Tues. 44 mins - 6 miles
Weds. 15 mins up, 35 min tempo, 15 mins down - 10 miles
Thurs. a.m. 61 mins - 8.5 miles
p.m. 27 mins - 4 miles
Fri. 40 mins - 5.5 miles
Sat. 15 min warmup, 16:30 5k, 8 mins down - 6 miles
Sun. 0 mins - 0 miles
44.5 miles
March: 215.5
# posted by Patrick @ 10:04 PM 
