Running From Finals

55 min: Sugar House Loop

Felt good 6:50s for first 5 miles and 7s for the last 3. 

4 miles 

Looped around campus a ton in order to avoid stoplights so I could make it to class. Watched some videos on running economy and Vo2 max. Interesting to think about. I think I need to work on the movement in my hips. 

40 minutes

Solid run with Josh up to Hogle and back. I need to start doing some visualization stuff for Saturday. I want a sub 5 at least. 

Another 40 minuter:

Just looped around campus a ton to save time! Feeling ready for tomorrow! Ive been doing a bit of breathing excersises that usually do a lot for both my nerves and performance abilities! Still need to do a bit of visualizaiton. I think Im taking tomorrow off just so I dont make too big of strides too fast. If I run Friday, I'll have added on about 35 minutes in comparison to last week. We'll see how I feel. 

Time: 15 warm and 15 cool

The Race:The race was ehh. I ran a 5:13, which is 5:30 pace. I definitely felt like I pushed it. I got hard lock jaw and was getting really dizzy by lap 2. I lasted, but stalled pretty hard after lap 2. I think I'm too used to those 800s. I dont know how to feel. 5:30 is very average for a start to the season for me. I definitely don't like average but I also feel accepting of how I pushed myself. I think I need to find a balance between tenacity and self acceptance. 

I also did a 4x4 relay at the end. It was pain haha. We ran it about 6 minutes after the 1500. I felt like I was moving so fast and I only ran a 1:05 which made me laugh. It was a good time. Shoutout to the Christian Track Club at the U for putting it on haha. 

One Good Thing: I didn't think or panic while running. 

One Bad Thing: I stalled hard on lap 3, and when I did, there was no recovery. It felt like my legs were moving in slo-mo, and all that fight in me had died. It felt like I was moving through water. 

A Way to Improve: My mental game felt strong, but physically I was not where I want to be. I think I need more track workouts, and I think I need some plyometrics added to my routine. Sometimes you forget how much the little things count in the grand scheme of things.