Looking Forward

Leading into this race I had only hit the track about 3 times all within 2 weeks of the race. Leading up to that point I had still been doing long strength workouts on the roads.

You know what, I started writing that paragraph to explain the last bit leading into the race, but I feel like I'm just making excuses. I'm neither ecstatic nor disappointed with last night's 5000m season opener. I'm not sure how it happened, but somehow I ended up in the fast section of the 5000m at The Mt. SAC Relays, and fast it was! Will Leer ended up winning the race in a world leading time of 13:21.55. In retrospect I kind of wish I had of contacted to meet director to put me into the heat below. That race was won in 13:41.90. I think I would have been up nearer the front of the pack actually racing, which I thrive off of more, rather than hanging on the tail end of the pack. In any case, I ran what I ran, I ran tough and hung on to a reasonably hot pace for 3000m. At that point I fell off the pack and the pace a little but and finished the race in 14:06.90, a 15 second PB. For that, I can't complain.

I've learned what I need to learn from the race, and now it's gone. I'm looking forward to next week where I'll be running my 1500m season opener and Payton Jordan in Stanford.

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