Tuesday, 9/28--the workout was 6x800 with a 200 jog in-between. It was a humid 75 degrees with 25+mph wind swirling. This made for a mess of a workout. I felt like I was working too hard for the measly 2:53, 2:50, 2:47, 2:44, 2:42, and 2:40. We all agreed that it each repeat felt 5 seconds faster! I led the 4th but, but suffered a crisis of confidence during the 5th one with all the negative self-talk I do. I got my act together and dropped a comfortable 6th run. These runs were about the pace of the (5) 1000s we did last week.
I read Kev Forde's blog report on the 5th Avenue mile. He duked it out with some heavy competition in the 40-49 year old category. He took fourth and was beaten by fellow teammate and champ of all champ Nick Berra. Kev--4:27; Nick--4:22. Kev--46 years old; Nick--41. Amazing. I am proud to call them my Greater Phila Track Club teammates. The more I read about these guys the more determined I am to break 2:00 in the 800 and 4:40 in the mile. I haven't really raced the mile since 9th grade, I think. I have to translate determination into serious, intense, successful workouts, though.
I hope we go after the 4x800 over 40 world record again this December. I just hope everyone's healthy for our try in 2011. I WILL be on that team!
Monday, 9/27--easy 2.2 in 17:45.
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