Summer Track Wk #1 5/27/14
After weeks of anticipation, I was finally getting my feet
back on the Myers Park track. Those
first few laps felt awesome.
As I have shared in previous post, I am using our local
summer track meets to prepare for the Ultimate Runner Competition later this
month.
On Tuesday, I put myself through my first real test for it. I
wish I could say that my results were impressive but they were not. I felt like
I was still a little hung-over from the trail race on Sunday. There was definitely
some lingering soreness in both of my quads. It is all about taking what my
body will give me. I still ran as hard as possible.
Luckily, I had a couple of running buddies willing to be on my race plan. Cory and Stan
were doing all of the events with me.
First up, I ran the 100 meters in 18:43. Cory and Stan were
seconds in front of me. My legs really don’t like sprinting anway.
Next up, I ran two heats of the mile: 5:19.23 and 5:36.65. I
felt like I got out slower than I would have liked in the first heat, but I
still seem to fall off quite a bit. The second heat felt easier but then, I
guess it should. I was 17 seconds slower. There was about a 90 second break
between the heats.
The 400 meter run came up next. I caught Stan between the 3rd
and 4th turns. I felt like I was sprinting hard and was expecting
him to come flying by me any second. The 74.04 time was still pretty decent for
me.
The 800 was tough. I was 79 for the first quarter and 82 for
the second quarter for a 2:41.36. I felt like this was where the wear and tear
started to show up in my legs.
My 200 was pretty much the same as my 100 time just doubled
- 37.67
We were finishing up the 200 as a storm was rumbling just
north of the Myers Park area. The skies were threatening to soak us with rain.
This caused the wind to blow into our faces heading down the backstretch. I am
still trying to decide if this was a good or bad thing for the 2 mile. The head
wind made me work harder, but certainly having a nice breezing blowing in my
face felt good against the summer heat. I was pretty much running 90 second
quarters until the last ½ mile when I dropped it down to 87s which explains my
11:54.02 time.
My goal for this summer track series is to break my 5:11
miles that I have posted the last two years. Considering how my legs felt last
night and I still ran 5:19. I firmly believe a sub 5:11 is achievable. I have
four more weeks to prove that I am right.
I would like to end this post my thanking Tim and his Run
for Your Life crew for keeping this Summer Track alive. There was a time a few
years ago when it might have disappeared from the Charlotte race scene. Tim
stepped up and made it happen. We would all do well to remember it.
I also need to give Tom a big shout out. Track meets can
easily drag on unless someone staying on top it. Tom did an excellent job keeping
the events moving. No one appreciate it more than I do. Getting a break between
events is nice but my body doesn’t respond well to extended breaks.
See you next Tuesday night.
Sharing one thought at time,
The Cool Down Runner
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