04-10-2015, 09:42 PM
Tried a test run on Friday, didn't feel too good. Couldn't push much more than 4:46 on my first try 4:30 2nd try then 4:00 on the final try but my quads weren't feeling completely fine.
Ended feeling allright at the start today. Before the day I had pretty much thrown out my 42:30 goal and just hoped for a sub 45 time. Then today I felt much better so I was hoping for a PB. (44:06).
This race has no corral and slow people were at the front. I clocked my first 5K at 22:10. I still felt fine took the first K easy-ish. Then I kept being inconsistent whenever I wasn't watching my pace. Lots of "oups 4:30+ pace.... then proceed to run back to 4:15" But I knew that with a low 22 at halfway a PB would be easy though not as big as I had hoped at first.
Ended with 43:27 a 2 minutes course PB and a 40 sec PB. So not too shabby considering I was careful early with my quads.
Mixed feeling but a much better race than I had hoped a few days ago.
Now no races planned until May! I'll probably take it easy some and try to get a good 2-3 months of the cycle before that May race.
Ended feeling allright at the start today. Before the day I had pretty much thrown out my 42:30 goal and just hoped for a sub 45 time. Then today I felt much better so I was hoping for a PB. (44:06).
This race has no corral and slow people were at the front. I clocked my first 5K at 22:10. I still felt fine took the first K easy-ish. Then I kept being inconsistent whenever I wasn't watching my pace. Lots of "oups 4:30+ pace.... then proceed to run back to 4:15" But I knew that with a low 22 at halfway a PB would be easy though not as big as I had hoped at first.
Ended with 43:27 a 2 minutes course PB and a 40 sec PB. So not too shabby considering I was careful early with my quads.
Mixed feeling but a much better race than I had hoped a few days ago.
Now no races planned until May! I'll probably take it easy some and try to get a good 2-3 months of the cycle before that May race.