I ran along the Charles down to Central Square to get in a sufficiently long warm up, test the ankle, and pick up our bibs. An Ras Mor is the first Pub Series race, and I was trying to balance getting in some miles in preparation for Boston as well as running a respectable race.
The first mile, I felt like I was going much faster than my split - not a great sign. The first mile goes gently uphill and faced a reasonable head wind. Still, I expected to be about 10 seconds faster, but this wasn't terrible considering my recent injury struggles. Mile 1 in 5:22.
The second mile has quite a few twists in turns to start, and I was navigating those well, while both pulling away and catching up to a few runners. After getting onto Putnam Ave, however, I was mostly in a holding pattern. Mile 2 in 5:24.
The third mile, I had my eyes on two runners up ahead that I really wanted to try and reel in. Both TJ and Lee were un-catchable (as if I ever had a chance), but I wanted to minimize the damage within the Pub Series standings. The brutally long stretch on Brookline Street was a lesson in closing the gap without frying the legs. Also during this time, I could hear a runner reeling ME in. Not cool! Luckily, we all seemed to converge as we turned towards the home stretch. I was hurting, but thought that if I kicked all out I might catch the guy ahead of me, and at a minimum I would hold off the runner in pursuit. Fortunately for me, I timed it perfectly and for the first time ever out-leaned someone at the line (as evidenced by our identical times in the results). Mile 3 in 5:23.
Final time of 16:31, good for 12th place. Total miles for the morning ~10m.
Results
Scott Mason Photos
Ted Tyler Photos
After minimal post-race enjoyment (ie, beer), I got home and rested up. Unbeknownst to me at the time, I had a mini special-block on tap for the day. At around 4:30 or so I wanted to do a shakeout and told Elizabeth I would be across the street for roughly three Fresh Pond laps. Since my ankle was feeling pretty good, I got out the door a bit quicker and after a 6:40 first mile I decided I would maybe do a fast lap...well, that turned into 4 fast laps and I ran a 10-mile tempo averaging 6:27/mile. Not quite as good as some of my other 10m tempos, but I was happy to get this one done simply because the last two weeks have sucked.
The ankle seems to be hovering at 80-90%, but I'm able to get in the miles lately, so...onward!
| 26-Mar | An Ras Mor 5k *Pub | 1:18:30 | 10.5 | AM: Longish warm up then An Ras Mor 5k in 16:31, good for 12th place. An ok race. | ||||
| Skipping Soup Run | 1:04:34 | 10.01 | PM: 10m tempo at 6:26/mile. Really pleased to have this done. Ankle was spotty, but I didn't take any ibu so that's a positive. | |||||
| 27-Mar | Easy | 1:02:11 | 8.02 | AM: Back to the standard 8m commute at 7:45/mile. Ankle was alright. | ||||
| Easy to Moderate | 1:16:41 | 10 | PM: 10m at 7:40/mile. Ended up slightly quicker at the end. | |||||
| 28-Mar | Easy | 1:04:00 | 8 | AM: 8m at 8min per. Sluggish. | ||||
| Easy | 0:50:42 | 6.29 | PM: 6+ easy at 8:04/mile. | |||||
| 29-Mar | Easy | 1:03:54 | 8.1 | AM: 8+ at 7:53/mile. Meh. | ||||
| Harvard Track | 1:46:54 | 14 | PM: 10k home. 2m@90%/1000/1200/1600. Was planning on 3 x mile or more, but the ankle flared up and I held back a bit. | |||||
| 30-Mar | Easy | 0:43:16 | 5.15 | AM: 5+ very easy. | ||||
| Easy | 0:32:50 | 4.09 | PM: 4+ very easy. | |||||
| 31-Mar | Easy | 0:48:35 | 6.02 | AM: 6+ very easy. | ||||
| Easy | 0:40:00 | 5.3 | PM: 5+ at 7:32/mile. | |||||
| 1-Apr | 15k Cancelled | 0:00:00 | 0 | AM: Race cancelled. Drove up to the White Mountains. | ||||
| Off/Ski Trip | 0:41:46 | 5.13 | PM: 5+ on some great hills. |
Total: 100.61
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