switching gears
this morning i headed to the track at the high school which my oldest daughter currently attends. the same track was also the site of one of my last high school track meets – – twenty six years ago. as i would have done back in the day, i arrived sporting my high school colors of orange and black but opted to go shirtless for the workout.
after a two mile warm up i did a few strides to loosen up then toed the line for a rolling 6×800 meter workout with 400 meter recovery intervals. since it was a “rolling” effort, i used my watch to pace myself for the first 800 and everything else was based on “feel”.
| 800m | 400m |
|---|---|
| 2:59 | 2:04 |
| 2:59 | 2:06 |
| 2:55 | 2:05 |
| 2:55 | 2:05 |
| 2:53 | 2:04 |
| 2:53 | – |
it didn’t take long to catch my breath after the sixth 800. while i dug a bit deeper on that last rep, there was still more to give.
i headed home with a mile and a half cool down run then rifled through some stuff i’ve kept since my high school days. twenty six years earlier i had run the 1600 and 4×800 relay at the same track.
on that day, the track was abuzz with spectators, opponents and teammates. years later, i stood alone but the echo of the past continues to drive me forward.
4/9 – 15 miles
4/10 – 10 miles
4/11 – 7 miles
4/12 – 7 miles
4/13 – 7 miles
4/14 – 7 miles
4/15 – 7 miles
4/16 – 9 miles
4/17 – 7 miles
4/18 – 7 miles
4/19 – 7 miles
4/20 – 7 miles
4/21 – 7 miles
4/22 – 5 miles
4/23 – 10 miles
4/24 – 13 miles
4/25 – 7 miles
4/26 – 7 miles
4/27 – 7 miles
4/28 – 7 miles
4/29 – 10 miles
4/30 – 10 miles
April totals: 230.25 miles (32 Hours & 7 Minutes, 28/30 Days)
5/1 – 7 miles
5/2 – off
5/3 – 7 miles
5/4 – 7 miles
5/5 – 7 miles
5/6 – 7 miles
5/7 – 10 miles
5/8 – 8 miles
5/9 – 7 miles
5/10 – off
5/11 – 7 miles
5/12 – 7 miles
5/13 – 7 miles
5/14 – 10 miles
5/15 – 10 miles
5/16 – 7 miles
5/17 – 7 miles
5/18 – 7 miles
5/19 – 7 miles
5/20 – 7 miles
5/21 – 7 miles
5/22 – 9 miles
5/23 – 7 miles
5/24 – 7 miles
5/25 – 7 miles
5/26 – 7 miles
5/27 – 7 miles
5/28 – 7 miles
5/29 – 10 miles
5/30 – 10 miles
5/31 – off
May totals: 214 miles (29 Hours & 4 Minutes, 28/31 Days)
6/1 – 7 miles
6/2 – 7 miles
6/3 – 7 miles
6/4 – 2 mile w/u, 6×800 w/400 intervals, 1.5 mile c/d
MTD – 28.75 miles (3 Hours & 49 Minutes, 4/4 Days)
YTD – 1189.25 miles (168 Hours & 8 Minutes, 150/156 Days)
Odometer – 44,139 miles