FINALLYYYY

Mon 4/28: Upper, 6mi. We all went really slow, tuning up for SCIACs. Thankfully groin didn't hurt too much.

Tue 4/29: 2 x 6 x 200m, first 3 in every set at 15, second 3 at 800 pace. Ran 34, 33, 34, 30, 32, 32, 34, 34, 34, 32, 31, 30. Felt surprisingly out of breath, but otherwise not too bad at all, despite not sleeping much. ~6mi.

Wed 4/30: Easy recovery, Huntington up Virginia, 5mi.

Thu 5/1: Prerace, 3.4mi.

Fri 5/2: PR IN THE 1500! 4:24.02!!!!! YEAAAAAAA! Split 69, 69, 72, 54 (bad last 300...) so 69, 2:18, 3:30, 4:24.02.

Sat 5/3: PR IN THE 5k! 16:49.50!!!!! YEAAAAAAA! Went out really fast and it felt really good, like 5:08 first mile. Slowed down quite a bit laps 7-10, but managed to finish in ~80s so got a pretty good time.

Peace out guys time to chillax (aka DDR, basketball, floor hockey, and 1-4 mile runs at 9 minute pace) for the next few months.

Mon 4/21: Lower, 7.8mi. Went really easy at the start until I loosened up, but still was difficult to keep up afterwards.

Tue 4/22: 2 x 600, 400, 300, 200 going every 4:30, 2:30, 2, 2. Was supposed to be at 1500 pace, ran 1:44, 68, 52, 32, 1:42, 68, 53, 33. That adds up to 4:16 on each 1500, which is pretty spectacular... ~6mi.

Wed 4/23: Garfield long way, 5.7mi. R calf was hurting the whole run and L hip flexor was hurting during strides for some reason...

Thu 4/24: 2 x 400, 400, 400, 300. Basically ran behind Fabian on all of them and then finished next to him. Was supposed to be like 2 sec faster than 1500 pace 69, 67, 68, 51, 67, 66, 67, 47. ~6mi.

Fri 4/25: Lacy long way, had to leave early for LA Phil concert. 4mi. Groin was hurting really bad.

Sat 4/26: Groin still hurting so ran warm up, cool down and biked 10 min. ~3.5mi.

Total: 33mi.

On the verge of injury

Mon 4/14: Lower, 7.8mi. Felt really bad so ran really slow, around 61min.

Tue 4/15: 4 x 2 x 400m at 800m race pace. I seem this an impossible workout if you go every 2 minutes within each set. Ran 66, 68, 68, 73, 72, 76, 73, 74. Yes, I know it's slower than 1500 pace. I feel horrible. And my hamstrings which were only sore before are feeling like they're being injured. ~6mi.

Wed 4/16: Tu madre but turned back early the street after San Gabriel. ~4.5mi, 39min. Ran really really slow bc legs were feeling really bad. Felt like I couldn't go faster without hurting myself... Got a really strong massage with this metal thing on my hamstrings and calves afterwards, I think it helped.

Thu 4/17: 3 x 300, 300, 200 going every 2min with 5 between sets. Ran 51, 50, 31, 49, 50, 32, 49, 49, 31, which adds up to 2:12, 2:11, 2:09 for the 800s. Goal was 1500 to (hopefully) 800 pace, so I think I did ok. Hamstrings were pretty uncomfortable but manageable. ~6.5mi.

Fri 4/18: Prerace, 3.4mi. Prefrosh ran with us!

Sat 4/19: Just ran the 800 since Scott wanted to be a bit conservative with me. Pretty decent, split 63 high for a 2:09 high final time. Pretty far off the pr, but it's my best time at Caltech! A lap in, it felt like I wouldn't be able to hold the pace, but I  pushed it and thankfully managed to hold it until the end. ~5mi total.

Sat 4/20: Lifted, did all three presses and probably went a bit hard in the beginning. Flat was fine, but then I was really tired for incline and decline was pretty horrible too.

Total: 33.2mi.

Do work

Mon 4/7: Lower, 7.8mi. Went pretty easy, but legs felt really stiff the last few miles, especially after stopping at light.

Tue 4/8: 2x5x300m every 2 min, so basically Saturday's workout with less rest and more reps. Needless to say, ran quite a bit slower. 53, 52, 51, 52, 52, 50, 51, 52, 51, 50. Bonus on 63 afterwards. 51.4 avg per 300, so that's clearly not 1500 pace. ~6.5mi.

Wed 4/9: Huntington, went really easy, 47min, 6mi.

Thu 4/10: 2x5x200m every 2 minutes. Theoretically 800m pace, but more like almost all-out every time o_O. 30, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30. Kinda sore from Tuesday still. ~6mi.

Fri 4/11: Prerace, 3.4mi. Probably even more sore today...

Sat 4/12: Pomona-pitzer invitational 1500m. Ran something like 69, 72, 74, 55. Goal was to run 70s, but that clearly didn't happen. It's not like I felt particularly bad in the last 2 laps, but the kick just wasn't there at all. Pretty disappointed, but I guess I can (kind of?) blame it on the soreness. ~5.5mi.

Total: 35.2mi.

Middle distance here we come

So if the title isn't obvious enough, I'm thinking about switching to middle distance. Now I know that I'm really lacking speed, but hey there's still a month to work on that. All I know is that my 5ks have all been going really badly, and despite doing very little speed work, my 1500s have been (relatively) better. Also, I don't think I could possibly get much better at the 5k this season having run at most 40 miles a week. In general, Scott's program is really suited much better towards middle distance, and I'm not sure if just throwing tempo miles in the beginning / end of a workout really helps for the 5k that much. Most likely running 1500 at PP, 800 and something else at next SCIAC, and 1500 and 5k at SCIAC champs.

Mon 3/31: Lower, 7.8mi. Taking it easy. Biceps / pecs a bit sore from yesterday.

Tue 4/1: 3 x (4 x 400), at around 1500 pace again. 73, 72, 72, 72, 71, 72, 73, 72, 72, 71, 73, 74. Totally thought I was gonna finish strong, and then just totally died at the end. I can never actually hit 1500 pace on these workouts, I blame lack of speed. 6.5mi.

Wed 4/2: Crazy tree! For once, the weather matched the run. 6mi.

Thu 4/3: 2 on 1 off x 7, plus 6 Pattons. ~8.5mi.
PM: DDR with Ayu in the sac.

Fri 4/4: 40 min, ~5mi.

Sat 4/5: 2 x 4 x 300m every 3 min. 49, 49, 50, 49, 48, 48, 47, 48. Fabian really killed it at the end. ~7mi.

Sun 4/6: Lifted with Will again!

Total: 40.8mi + DDR.

Mon 3/24: 5mi treadmill, 40min, 0.5 incline. Pretty boring stuff.

Tues 3/25: 600, 500, 400 x 3 at around 1500 pace. So hard... 1:45, 89, 72, 1:49, 90, 73, 1:50, 90, 72 or something like that. I shouldn't be this slow right now... kind of worrisome. Ohh well. 6.5mi total.

Wed 3/26: Garfield long way, 5.7mi.

Thu 3/27: Prerace, 3.4mi.

Fri 3/28: PCC meet, 1500 in 4:29... Ran something like 72, 74, 70, 53. Started sprinting with like 600 left and died at the end... totally thought I'd make it. Had really bad lung inflammation or something like that after finishing, couldn't really breathe. ~5mi. Not sure if it's asthma creeping back up or just residual sickness.

Sat 3/29: Worst 5k ever... Ran 17:38, plan was to run 82s and then totally died. ~7mi.

Sun 3/30: Lifted with Will.

Total: 32.6mi.