6/1 to 6/7: Lots of Quality

I didn't realize how much quality I ran this week until this post. I wasn't planning on it, but if the legs are up for it - I suppose it can't hurt to listen to the body and go with the flow. More importantly though, I was able to stay above 70, and double six out of seven days. Still, I wonder if that's too much. I had 3 races, an interval workout, a tempo, and Monday's Easy/Easy was probably closer to moderate/moderate. Anyways, with the Ribfest 5 miler and Mt. Washington coming on back to back weeks, perhaps it's good to have a tough week so that I can follow it up with some slower running - and hopefully, get my legs to have some sort of pop.

A quick synopsis of the Adrian Martinez Mile:

The schedule of events didn't come out until ~race day, and I wasn't scheduled to run until 8:20. Since I had only signed up three days prior to the race, I wasn't especially committed. So once I arrived at the race, I was in waffle-mode right up until the start of the race. Obviously though, I decided to run it.

I was chatting with one of Jon Waldron's runner's, Finn Pound, prior to the race and he was hoping to run sub 4:20 - his number would've had him starting in the back of the crowd, so I pushed him into my spot. The gun went off and he bolted out ahead of the crowd and quickly made his way around the bend. Meanwhile, I was waaaay too indecisive at the start. I thought I would find my pace and end up with a group of similar runners. Instead, a few guys sprinted quickly, then slowed down dramatically, and I had to pass wide on the very first turn to pass a handful of slower guys.

I came through the first 400 in about 1:16. What little motivation or hope I had of sub 5 was quickly adjusted. At the 800 mark, I was around 2:34. I tried to stay relaxed and consistent. I hit 1200 at something like 3:55. A quite crappy 3rd quarter. The final lap went well though. Since I dogged it on the 3rd lap, I was able to finish strong with a 1:14 final quarter. A final time of 5:09.03. I'm not too upset. I left some time on the track, but I was not hurting or sore after the race, which allowed me to run a tempo at lunch on Friday.

Here's the week of stuff:

1-Jun		Corrib's Pub 5k/Shakeout				7.11		AM: Corrib Pub 5k, 17:38 for 12th place PM: 2m shakeout with Raleigh
2-Jun		Easy/Easy		0:07:45		14.22		AM: Early lunch run on the three hill route. PM: Commute home, plus some additional mileage.
3-Jun		Easy/Intervals				17.74		AM: 4m commute PM: 800, (1000/600)x3 - really cooked after this workout. Went ok, but this might have been too much ahead of the mile on Thursday.
4-Jun		Easy/Easy		0:08:00		10.25		AM: 4m commute PM: 6.25m commute + Raleigh
5-Jun		Easy/Adrian Martinez Mile				6.75		AM: 4m commute PM: Adrian Martinez Mile (5:09.03) - I took it way too easy, but I don't think I had sub 5 in me on this night.
6-Jun		Tempo/Easy				13.00		Noon: 3hill route, 7.2 in 49:30, then easy with Raleigh. PM: 4.6m with Eli and Raleigh, easy.
7-Jun		Fresh Pond 1-lap+volunteer				6.25		AM: Fresh Pond 1-lap in 14:30, took it easy-ish. Just wanted to be the first finisher in time for volunteering. PM: Rest. Legs are tired.

Splits:
800-2:45.91
1000-3:33.55
600-2:01.25
1000-3:29.76
600-1:59.91
1000-3:33.49
600-1:53.81

Total: 75.32