10/6 to 10/12: Managing + Race Report

My left shin continues to be mildly troublesome. A day off here or there is therefore necessary. It must be managed.

Data!

Sunday		6-Oct		Long Run		0:07:44		14.80		Battle Road. Felt a little bit achy in the lower left leg - more so in the tendons around the ankle and not the shin - but overall just a solid long run.
Monday		7-Oct		Easy/Moderate		0:07:30		8.14		Easy lunch run with Raleigh, then ~6 in the PM at moderate pace.
Tuesday		8-Oct		Intervals				11.60		800/1000/1200/(600x4) - Another speed session that went really well.
Wednesday		9-Oct		Easy		0:08:26		4.10		Left shin tender, just took it easy.
Thursday		10-Oct		Rest				0.00		Rest and travel day.
Friday		11-Oct		Hill Repeats		0:08:25		4.16		Run in NH, 8 hill repeats.
Saturday		12-Oct		Warner 5-Miler				9.13		4th place, but that workout yesterday was a bad idea the day before a HILLY race.

Splits:

800-2:44.8

1000-3:32.0

1200-4:13.1

600-2:00.2

600-2:03.7

600-2:01.8

600-1:54.1

The shin may be hurting, but those splits are a great thing to see. If I can kick this mild injury and start doing some specific work, I would love to take another crack at the mile this winter.

The race on Saturday sucked, but I didn't really set myself up to run well. Hill repeats the day before a hilly race is a dumb idea. And drinking and playing poker the night before isn't really much of a help either...oh well, it was a big family weekend, so I'm perfectly ok with the results. I had a slow 2nd mile, and I would have expected to be around 11:40 at that point, but instead I was around 12:20. There is a massive hill right in the middle of the race and a massive downhill shortly thereafter, so I have a ~7:30 mile that is likely caused by not just the hill, but the fatigue in the legs thanks to Friday's run. I finished the final hill strong before cruising to the finish without anyone in front or behind me. Felt pretty good though and probably would've been able to hold a quick pace if the race were longer. Oh well, fun times.