TWTW - One over exuberant tempo run on Sunday may well have transformed Saturdays race into another tempo run. But its all good, I think, at my age if you feel a heady rush of energy, there's no point in trying to bottle it, just go with it.
running warm up/down 56:00 shoes: new balance 1400 v3
warmup and moving drills before race, and loop thru forest park after.
3 PM
running race 6:19 [5] shoes: new balance 1400 v3
mile race around WU campus, benefit big brother/big sister. I think I came in 6th, there were no little brothers/sisters ahead of me, just some male WU students, probably football players:) Headed into a stiff SW wind for the first 600, also a few turns including one down and up a tunnel entrance. Again had decided to go slow the first 400, and the wind made it easy. Cranked it up a little after the first turn (still windy) and after the tunnel dip hit a long gradual downhill with tailwind. At that point the pace went up another couple of notches, and it was cruise control to the finish. So another slow time, but wanted to get some doubling up experience for track meets, and the 5k and the mile were both fun, not too punishing events: perfect for the experiment.
4 PM
running strength conditioning10:00 [1]
post run - hurdle/hip mobility, sideways squat walk, forward forward up jumps, walking lunges, calf raises etc.
5 PM
garden work30:00 [1]
shoveling, hoeing, wheelbarrow, pulling heavy pots - my core and upper body workout
running warm up/down 10:00 [1] shoes: adidas boston boost
at home
8 AM
running warm up/down 30:00 [2] shoes: adidas boston boost 2
before and after race, mostly on fine gravel or gravelly asphalt, hot after the race. us weather said 35, but the car outside air said 42, should have gone w that , lost the 2nd shirt before racing. Cool air on my skin invariably jolts me into faster running...what a fickle runner am I.
running race 22:09 shoes: adidas boston boost
5k to benefit a charity that helps people, particularly kids, deal with the loss of a loved one/family member. At Route 66 park on gravel and chip and seal trails and windy asphalt road. First time I've run here too, nice course somewhat reminiscent of Springroll's 5k but w/ more trees and park and no traffic. It was a goal not to go out fast and the first mile was a blazing 7:23. A trio of a mother and her daughter, and another young woman, came up to and then by me at a better pace and I stuck with them. After a while one of the young women started pulling away, I hung with the mother and her daughter for a while while we passed the race leaders. Then the mother edged away from me and the daughter fell back, though I had to fight her off now and then. Near the end a big guy, who turned out to be the leading womans husband? brother? (26 and 36 yr. old respectively), came by me and passed the mother too. I ended up 4th, 26 yr. old female first, then the male w/ the same last name as the winner, then the mother of the girl behind me. To make a long story short, there was some people to run with, and it was fun watching the dynamics.
Obviously I have not suddenly catapulted into a different 5k performance level and I'm actually pretty surprised at how slow it was, but it was a good effort/reality check/rustbuster, and really quite a bit of fun in a number of ways.