Heading to Iowa State.
Well this weekend is what I have been training for since break - the 5000m at Iowa State.
Since my last entry things have continued to go pretty well.
What we took from Nebraska is that I am strong but needed to get the wheels turning
a bit quicker. Rather than get into specific speed work we thought we'd enter in some
shorter races to sharpen up. The mile at Airforce went pretty well - it went out very slow
(1:09) but gradually picked up. At half way I took the lead and got moving, closing the
last 400 in 60.01. The converted time wasn't blazing (4:12/13 if I remember right) but
you don't go to 7000ft to run blazing times, yet to close that fast up there I was pretty
excited about my fitness - I don't think even Carl Jackson has closed that fast up there
in a mile. After the race we were outside for a 20' tempo which felt harder than the race
itself!! It was a good day of training and nice to get another win.
Training since that mile has been ok - not great, I was a little tired in out "michigan" workout
the following tuesday. I still hit the splits but wasn't as relaxed as the week before. That
weekend I travelled to New Mexico for another mile. I felt great in the warm-up but didn't
feel great in the race. I ended up with another 4.12. I am in much better shape than that
but it just wasn't my day and the training we have been doing though has been 100%
focussed on the 5km. For the last 2 weeks Tuesday has been a michigan, and Thursday
90', so to still be able to run a couple of half-decent miles is pretty good.
This week I was still a little tired. Tuesday was 4x800 @ goal race pace - the times were
fine I was just a little fatigued still so I took Weds completely off - my first unscheduled
day off in a long time!!! It was well needed as I have been fighting off a bit of a cold that
has been going around (both the people I live with were sick in the last two weeks!) which
is probably why I haven't felt 100% in training in the last week or so. Today was a lot better
though and I'm confident I will be ready, rested, and ready to go on Sat. Shit, if Galen Rupp
can run 13.14 after being sick surely I can run a minute slower!!!
We leave tomorrow at 5.15am which is a kick in the nuts but its nice to finally be flying - the
8hr bus trips back and forth to New Mexico suck pretty bad.
d-wal
Since my last entry things have continued to go pretty well.
What we took from Nebraska is that I am strong but needed to get the wheels turning
a bit quicker. Rather than get into specific speed work we thought we'd enter in some
shorter races to sharpen up. The mile at Airforce went pretty well - it went out very slow
(1:09) but gradually picked up. At half way I took the lead and got moving, closing the
last 400 in 60.01. The converted time wasn't blazing (4:12/13 if I remember right) but
you don't go to 7000ft to run blazing times, yet to close that fast up there I was pretty
excited about my fitness - I don't think even Carl Jackson has closed that fast up there
in a mile. After the race we were outside for a 20' tempo which felt harder than the race
itself!! It was a good day of training and nice to get another win.
Training since that mile has been ok - not great, I was a little tired in out "michigan" workout
the following tuesday. I still hit the splits but wasn't as relaxed as the week before. That
weekend I travelled to New Mexico for another mile. I felt great in the warm-up but didn't
feel great in the race. I ended up with another 4.12. I am in much better shape than that
but it just wasn't my day and the training we have been doing though has been 100%
focussed on the 5km. For the last 2 weeks Tuesday has been a michigan, and Thursday
90', so to still be able to run a couple of half-decent miles is pretty good.
This week I was still a little tired. Tuesday was 4x800 @ goal race pace - the times were
fine I was just a little fatigued still so I took Weds completely off - my first unscheduled
day off in a long time!!! It was well needed as I have been fighting off a bit of a cold that
has been going around (both the people I live with were sick in the last two weeks!) which
is probably why I haven't felt 100% in training in the last week or so. Today was a lot better
though and I'm confident I will be ready, rested, and ready to go on Sat. Shit, if Galen Rupp
can run 13.14 after being sick surely I can run a minute slower!!!
We leave tomorrow at 5.15am which is a kick in the nuts but its nice to finally be flying - the
8hr bus trips back and forth to New Mexico suck pretty bad.
d-wal
One comment to "Heading to Iowa State. "
Good luck, hope to see you in Kingston