19 October
Each year, I do my best to win the Care for Breast Cancer 5k in Woodstock,Il for my mom. Being 7 days off a marathon, I was not counting on that this year. My speed was surely down and I had just done some easy running most of the week with some 100 and 200m pickups on Friday. Those pickups were pretty decent though 18s for the 100s 38-9 for the 200s. I thought hmmm . Race day was ideal with temps in the morning about freezing. My brother and sister in law, the 2 nephews , and my coach all lined up for this one. After settling into my own pace after 800m, I was never challenged. I just spent the day picking off the boys to finish 6th among the boys and first among the ladies. I got lonely in the last 1200m or so after passing the remaining guys ahead. I matched my time from last year, but last year my legs were fresh. I have never had a 5k this fast only 7 days off any marathon be it a training marathon or a hard one! I've hit the 18s only after at least 2 weeks as my speed usually picks up after 9-10 days. After being pretty much out of commission most of the season after that damn illness, it seemed I was finally putting something together. At that point, I understood sub 3:50 would be a realistic goal in the 50k in 2 weeks barring any illness or weather incident.
Each year, I do my best to win the Care for Breast Cancer 5k in Woodstock,Il for my mom. Being 7 days off a marathon, I was not counting on that this year. My speed was surely down and I had just done some easy running most of the week with some 100 and 200m pickups on Friday. Those pickups were pretty decent though 18s for the 100s 38-9 for the 200s. I thought hmmm . Race day was ideal with temps in the morning about freezing. My brother and sister in law, the 2 nephews , and my coach all lined up for this one. After settling into my own pace after 800m, I was never challenged. I just spent the day picking off the boys to finish 6th among the boys and first among the ladies. I got lonely in the last 1200m or so after passing the remaining guys ahead. I matched my time from last year, but last year my legs were fresh. I have never had a 5k this fast only 7 days off any marathon be it a training marathon or a hard one! I've hit the 18s only after at least 2 weeks as my speed usually picks up after 9-10 days. After being pretty much out of commission most of the season after that damn illness, it seemed I was finally putting something together. At that point, I understood sub 3:50 would be a realistic goal in the 50k in 2 weeks barring any illness or weather incident.
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