August 1

AM: 2 miles easy

PM: 2-mile track race, 9:56, 4th place; 1 mile track race 75 minutes later, 4:44, 2nd place; 9 miles

I ran the MCRRC "Go for the Glory" track meet this evening, really looking for a good workout more than anything else. It's no secret that I'm not Mr. Speedy when it comes to races below 5k, but I think it's important to work on my preceived weaknesses. That being said, I've run faster

In both races, I more or less tried to hang on and watched the guy in front slowly pull away. Especially in ~85-90 degree heat, I just don't have the wheels right now. Once the winter comes around again, I'll probably get some more work and races on the indoor track to help develop some legspeed.

In the mean time, I'm glad to be done with the shorter stuff for the summer. I've taken my lumps with the fast stuff over the last month or more, so I'm definitely ready to start going longer and stronger.