So now I'm nursing a (slight) hamstring pull. Dammit!

Wednesday, 3/30-in Miami; took off; hamstring issues.

Tuesday, 3/29-arrived at WC Henderson HS at 5:35 for a workout with the "Tuesday Crew," referred toby my wife  pejoratively as "the crazies."   The workout of 800 (8 for advanced; 6 for moderate; 4 for beginners...with a 400 jog) would have been acceptable, but not on this day.  I warmed up well, taking extra time to see that I was okay.  I did an 800 in a pedestrian 3:00, but I didn't feel well.  I started a second 800, but my leg started to hurt.

Monday, 3/28/16-Went to the Y with my wife.  I did mile/stretch/lift/mile/lift/stretch.

Sunday, 3/27-took off; post-meet recovery

Saturday, 3/26-Front Runners' Meet in NYC at The Armory.
Met Duncan and Chuck K. at Barnes & Noble.  Drive up together.
Arrived well ahead of the 5:00 start.
Check in and confirmed my events--400 and 200.
Decided to do the 60m after settling in for a while and realizing there was no need to wait until the 400 to run.  I could use the 60 as warmup.  Besides, there was no extra charge for an extra event.
Did an 8:00 mile and stretched well.
Eventually did strides and starts.
By the time the 4x200 and 1500 finished (there was one heat for women and four for men), it was 6:00.
With a seed time of 7.79, I was in heat 6 (of 7 or 8), lane 5.
After two false starts and a starter pistol malfunction, we were off.
I got out okay, all considering, and won my heat in 7.86.  It felt good...after two years' hiatus from the 60.

A while later, it was time for the 400.
With a seed time of 53.71, I was in heat 4, lane 6.  Why do I always get assigned lane 6 when I am at The Armory.  ARGH!
At any rate, I was dealt a blow mentally and race strategy-wise.
I was again too lax at the start.
I had a stronger than before second lap, which accounted for my second place finish in 54.14, rounded up to 54.15, nearly a second faster than what I ran back in December and close to my split at Millrose last month.  I was in search of 53xx.
My splits were 25.4x and 28.6x.

The 200 came up within 40-45 minutes.
This time lane 5 would be my assignment, with the fastest in our heat (9 of 17) in lane 6.  I felt okay, though my pop was missing.  My 24.82 was okay.

Last but not least was the "recreational" 4x400, on which I ran anchor.  I got the baton well out of contention and planned to run an even 56/57, given how tired I was.  Not 50 meters into my run, my hamstring tightened and then tugged at me.  I ran the first 200 in about 30, and the second in 33, for a 63.

So now I'm nursing a (slight) hamstring pull.  Dammit!