AM: 12 miles easy
I worked from home today, so I got in a run around Foster City in the morning.
4.27.2013
April 21 - Zippy 5k (80 miles/week)
AM: Zippy 5k, 16:03, 13th place - 13 miles
I went with the NBSV team to the Zippy 5k, which is a little misleading because it's kind of a slow course. It starts with a long climb up for the first 1.5+ miles before shooting back down the same hill, more or less. I missed the button on my watch, so I missed the first mile split and had no sense of what pace we were running (actual splits: 5:18, 5:17, 4:50). I let a little bit of space grow between teammates Nick and Dale, thinking I'd make it up on the downhill. While I did re-pass some guys going downhill, I couldn't quite make it back to them. We followed up the effort with a long cooldown around Brisbane.
I generally don't like racing 5k on the road, especially on Sunday because it throws off my long run. After a year in the wilderness, however, I just need to get racing again, and that's what today was all about.
I went with the NBSV team to the Zippy 5k, which is a little misleading because it's kind of a slow course. It starts with a long climb up for the first 1.5+ miles before shooting back down the same hill, more or less. I missed the button on my watch, so I missed the first mile split and had no sense of what pace we were running (actual splits: 5:18, 5:17, 4:50). I let a little bit of space grow between teammates Nick and Dale, thinking I'd make it up on the downhill. While I did re-pass some guys going downhill, I couldn't quite make it back to them. We followed up the effort with a long cooldown around Brisbane.
I generally don't like racing 5k on the road, especially on Sunday because it throws off my long run. After a year in the wilderness, however, I just need to get racing again, and that's what today was all about.
April 19
PM: 11 miles easy
I started to do a long run after work at Stanford, but I was feeling a little worn down and pulled the plug after 11.
I started to do a long run after work at Stanford, but I was feeling a little worn down and pulled the plug after 11.
April 18
AM: 20 x 200m with 200m jog recovery - 10 miles
PM: 6 miles easy
I went to Stanford to meet the morning workout group and ended up jumping in with Armen for some 200s. I was ridiculously consistent and hit all of them in :31. I followed that up with an easy run after work with Valerie.
PM: 6 miles easy
I went to Stanford to meet the morning workout group and ended up jumping in with Armen for some 200s. I was ridiculously consistent and hit all of them in :31. I followed that up with an easy run after work with Valerie.
4.17.2013
April 16
AM: 4 miles easy
PM: 200/400/600/800/1000/800/600/400/200 @ 5k pace with 1:00 recovery - 9 miles
After a morning shake-out run, I ran the NBSV workout, but I felt pretty bad. My stomach was giving me issues the entire time, and in the middle of the workout, someone started putting the barriers up (big, metal arms that block the first three lanes). That flustered me even further. I wanted to bag it, but I finished depute not feeling up to par, which I suppose is good. The 1000s and 800s are a little slow on account of having to swing wide out to lane 4 a few times. Done right, this should be a great 5k workout, so I'd like to try it again at some point.
Splits: :33, :71, 1:48, 2:28, 3:10, 2:29, 1:49, :71, :32
PM: 200/400/600/800/1000/800/600/400/200 @ 5k pace with 1:00 recovery - 9 miles
After a morning shake-out run, I ran the NBSV workout, but I felt pretty bad. My stomach was giving me issues the entire time, and in the middle of the workout, someone started putting the barriers up (big, metal arms that block the first three lanes). That flustered me even further. I wanted to bag it, but I finished depute not feeling up to par, which I suppose is good. The 1000s and 800s are a little slow on account of having to swing wide out to lane 4 a few times. Done right, this should be a great 5k workout, so I'd like to try it again at some point.
Splits: :33, :71, 1:48, 2:28, 3:10, 2:29, 1:49, :71, :32
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