Track, Week 6

Total Miles: 46

After this weekend, I feel somewhat invigorated with the realization that track season is here in nearly complete entirety, races and all. So I really feel its time to buckle down and lose about 5 pounds or so and work on core strength for the next few weeks or so, with abs and such. However, I really think I just want to maintain my upper body strength as its already doing fine. Naturally, keep the workouts going strong and I can hope to run a PR or close to one at distance carnival.... until I start racing heres this..


Sunday, 2/10
Ran around the infield in 5.0's w/o socks for about 4.5 miles, felt very relaxed just trotting along with mark and Ian at a nice slow forgetful pace. today kinda made me miss such relaxing runs. I really need to take this kind of a run every sunday. Did some core work.

Monday, 2/11
Lifted before practice, for about 1/2 hour trying to compliment the stuff i did yesterday. After, I jogged around the track stretched and did the lunges I owed Scott from last thursday. We ran Lower arroyo + casting pond. Overall, I really felt quite sluggish during this run. I think this is on account of me still getting over being sick, but I'll pay attention to it over the next few days.

Not to be too worrisome, but I'm cautious about what I should race in these coming weeks, and more importantly whether I should double in distance races or not. For this week at Pomona, there is a 3000m which I plan on doing. On top of that there is an 800m at 1:45 and a mile-ish (or 1500) race at 2:40 or so. Lastly, I should do the 4x400 in any event... opinions?

Tuesday, 2/12
Ran a mile warm up then did two miles at pace. The first one was quicker than i wanted, about 5:08. So I slowed down and ran a much more moderate and controlled 5:30 for the second mile. Both of these felt really easy but I think that what I'm really lacking for my training so far this year is a partner. Having someone out there going the same pace as me would be a big help. Any ideas? Afterwards I felt like I could have easily done two more miles at 5:20 pace or better but held off since I had a 400 to run for the 4x400 of interhouse along with an 800m tomorrow. Ran my 400 split in 53.5. Felt rather easy.

Wednesday, 2/13
Interhouse track meet. Ran the 800m. Warmed up for a while, didn't feel that good, ran a 28 followed by a bunch of 30's to come through in 1:59 low. Felt like I was entirely warm and could have used warmer conditions.

Thursday, 2/14
Huntingson. Ran slow the first 1.5 miles, then got bored and decided that a little tempo work today wouldn't be bad. Worked the next 2.5 to 3 miles at about 6:00 pace or so. Felt fine, chilled for the last 2 miles or so.

Friday, 2/15
Pre-race, felt easy, kept things slow. Did 6 striders afterwards followed by abs.

Saturday, 2/16
Pomona All-Comers. Ran the 3k with the "don't give a shit" attitude that gives me good results sometimes since I don't go out too fast. Ran the first few laps in 73, 73, 72, 73 (4:51), felt fine at the mile, not tired at all, but about 3 laps or so into the race I realized that my shoe had come untied. Something that hasn't happeend to me in who knows how long. I kept running decidign that if it got to be too much of a problem I would stop and take it off. The second mile went fine as I repeated 72, 75, 72, finished in about 9:10. Felt good, but i really think that if I wasn't marred by my damn shoe coming untied and hurting my foot so much I could have easily broken 9:00. After this race I warmed up for the 800m, but during some striders decided that it wouldn't be good for my foot. Thus Mark and I went for a medium run up and around the arboretum then back down and around the colleges to catch the mile.