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Sunday Jan 29, 2006 #
track race 5:46 [5] 1.0 mi (5:46 / mi)
weight:140lbs shoes: Pegasus 10/05
SMAC indoor track meet at Smith College. Ran the mile in 5:46.4. Excellent. Excellent. One more time -- excellent. :-)
Was shooting to break 6. Phil said we should be able to do 5:50 but I had my doubts. He ended up just behind me in 5:49 so we were both pretty pleased.
Quarter-mile splits were 87.8, 88.2, 87.7, and 82.7. It didn't hurt as much as I remember previous mile races hurting, meaning you're past the red line and there's still 600 meters to go. So maybe I had more in me -- over-60 record for the meets, which have been going on for at least 20 years, is 5:38. But it's hard to push the pace when you haven't raced the distance for a long time. (Best ever, last real attempt at the distance was 5:01 in 1989.)
Really fun. And there is no fudging the numbers at the track, no wind, no snow, no cactus. You just find out what sort of shape you're in, for better or worse. And with sprints a serious part of O' these days, and often on hard surfaces, running on the track and roads shouldn't be brushed off as irrelevant any more.
Was shooting to break 6. Phil said we should be able to do 5:50 but I had my doubts. He ended up just behind me in 5:49 so we were both pretty pleased.
Quarter-mile splits were 87.8, 88.2, 87.7, and 82.7. It didn't hurt as much as I remember previous mile races hurting, meaning you're past the red line and there's still 600 meters to go. So maybe I had more in me -- over-60 record for the meets, which have been going on for at least 20 years, is 5:38. But it's hard to push the pace when you haven't raced the distance for a long time. (Best ever, last real attempt at the distance was 5:01 in 1989.)
Really fun. And there is no fudging the numbers at the track, no wind, no snow, no cactus. You just find out what sort of shape you're in, for better or worse. And with sprints a serious part of O' these days, and often on hard surfaces, running on the track and roads shouldn't be brushed off as irrelevant any more.
track 30:00 [3]
shoes: Pegasus 10/05
About 15 minutes before, including 4 or 5 quicker 100-meter efforts, and then 15 minutes after.
Legs felt good, by the way, helps taking the day before off.
Legs felt good, by the way, helps taking the day before off.
C • Fast 20