It's certainly been awhile, and I apologize for that, sometimes the whole blogging gets thrown to the side for awhile.
But as I'm about to begin my next racing season, I guess I should start getting back on this thing!
Firstly though, lets talk about how the spring ended, since I never really covered that. My last event of the year was the Jim Bush Classic, held at UCLA, and that was to be my all-out attempt to crack 3:45 and get a USA B-standard.
I know I was fit enough to run that fast, to me it wasn't even a question, I thought that 3:45 was on the slower end of what I should've been able to run. I believe that I was definitely in 3:42-3:43 shape. Below you'll see my final workout before the race, the one that really gave me the confidence in my fitness.
The race didn't pan out as planned. Got caught back in the pack right off the line, and spent much of the race trying to get back into contention. Ended up running 3:48, which was disappointing but at least consistent, I really didn't have a really bad race from Mt. SAC on. So for me, this season I lowered my 1500 PR from 3:54 to 3:46, and my mile from 4:08 to 4:06. So I would call it a productive season, and a good step in the right direction for the next year.
Race video is here ---> http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=30&do=videos&video_id=90996
So after that, it was time for a little down time. 2 weeks of sporadic easy running, and getting ready for my best summer of training to date. I was fired up and motivated after that race, I wanted my season to end with a bang, not a whimper. So I was ready to rock and roll after those two weeks.
Next for me was the Flagstaff Downtown Mile on July 4th, and that was certainly an exciting affair. Took home the win in that one in 4:21, after a thrilling kick-off down Aspen St. with NAU All-American (and co-worker of mine) Brian Shrader. The results said I won by .6, but it was certainly less than that, definitely one of the most exciting races I've been in.
The end of that race signified the end of mile training for me, and the beginning of some serious mileage and a build-up leading up to the Philadelphia 1/2 Marathon in November.
So since then I've been racking up some mileage and putting in some good longer workouts in preparation for a good fall of some base-building and longer racing.
First on the docket for me will be the America's Finest City 1/2 Marathon in San Diego on 8/18. I'm really excited as this will be my 1/2 debut, and I want to go out there and put down a strong early time. Workouts indicate that I should be in sub 1:05 shape, so we'll see how this first one plays out.
The rest of my season includes the George Kyte Invitational up here in Flagstaff, for a little high altitude XC action. Than a 10k at the Santa Monica 5000 in mid-October. Philly 1/2 is November 17th, than Run Flagstaff Elite will be making its team XC debut at Club XC in early December.
I'm really excited about this season. I'm ready to crush.
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