Training Log Archive: iansmith

Event: 3000m Time Trial
 

Warmup with Ali and Alex. I biked over, so my muscles were somewhat alert. Apparently we were going pretty fast.

Ali's usual drills, which were a complete novelty for me. I felt a bit tired after finishing them, but it was a good warmup. As I recall, the drills were: butt kicks, high knee running, bounding, galloping, karaokes, and running backwards. Probably some others in there.

Running a lap of easy + strides. I was a bit too fast on the straight aways.

I ran with Ali for the first kilometer of her 3k, rested for the second, then ran (too far, it turns out) in front of her to give her a rabbit for the end. She was flying - through 1600m in 5:17. I did a bit of cheering for Alex and Ali, particularly when I was resting. Running on the track was fun, and GimpyFoot seems more or less unperturbed by the stresses of the day. Ali was running about 3:20/km, which is considerably faster than I typically run (usually 3:35-3:40 for intervals). I feel like I could run a sub 5:20 mile, but a 10-flat 3k is probably a bit out of reach. The summer will be a good opportunity for some time trials once I resume regular training.

To brunch at Brendan's after the time trial. It turns out I took the optimal route.