I ran a longer warm up (5m) and both calves were really tight. I was a bit worried about this, but during time between the wheelchair start and the regular start I continued doing strides and they loosened up enough. Though I still wanted to take it out conservatively.
After watching some 20+ runners hammer it for the first quarter mile, I started to move up the field. I felt pretty comfortable throughout, and kept trying to get a runner to tag along with me so we could pick off the stragglers...unfortunately everyone was a straggler after hammer the first quarter of a 5k.
Long story short, I got within shouting distance of a couple guys, but my legs were still tight and I didn't want to hammer it home. I still finished in a time of 16:53, which was a PR and a pleasant surprise.
The stuff!
| 26-Apr | Spring Classic 5k | 14.7 | 5m warm up, then the Spring Classic 5k in 16:53 for 8th place and a new PR. Very surprised, as I thought I would still be too close to Boston to have any speed, and I felt like I was taking it easy the first mile. | |||||
| 27-Apr | Easy/Easy | 10.06 | AM: 4m commute in
whatever. PM: 6m commute in whatever, really tired. |
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| 28-Apr | Easy/MP Workout | 18.8 | AM: 4m commute in whatever.
PM: 4m progression followed by 5x2m at MP w/400m jog. 14.75 total averaging 6:19 for the 2m segments and 6:36 overall. |
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| 29-Apr | Easy/Easy | 10.11 | AM: 4m at 7:50. PM: 6+ at 7:30. |
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| 30-Apr | Easy/MP Tempo | 16.74 | AM: 4m at 7:40. PM: 4m progression into 6m at MP w/2m cool down. GPS was funky, so total distance here is a bit short. Unsure of pace, but roughly 6:20. |
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| 1-May | Injury - Rest | 0 | Damn Damn Damn | |||||
| 2-May | Injury - Rest | 0.33 | Effin Crap. Right Achilles is BUNK! |
That's a 125 consecutive running streak ended on May 1...
Total Miles: 70.74
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