Training Log Archive: DarthBalter

stiff hamstrings, very stiff hamstrings today = easy jog

before and after the race

Entered the race with no hard expectations, min. goal was faster than 70 min,
the realistic goal I was aiming for was 67:30, and for most of the race I was on target for that, with very conservative effort, but the last mile presented a nice challenge, with a lot of runners around me accelerating towards finish, so I got motivated to run a little harder, hence 66:36.
Mile sprits:
1 - 7:22 (felt easy)
2 - 6:49 (lots of down hill, too fast for now)
3 - 7:17
4 - 6:58
5 - 7:20
6 - 7:04
7 - 7:19
8 - 7:23
9 - 7:22
Knee was 100% on pavement, but both hamstrings let me know my limitations at the moment, had to control the length of the stride, constantly reciting proprioceptive cues to myself: shorter strides, quicker feet. And that was not even close to real race effort, so real racing is out of the question for now. Weak core and hamstrings are things I will work this winter on.
Nice hang out time with K-pop, who is no longer my roommate (sob, sob), Ching-Hua, Asiya,and Ian. My cat Oliver is definitely missing K-pop's sidekick Rys'ka.

still way too warm for any snow