Track Week 5-Tech All-Comers

2/4/08- Lower Arroyo plus casting pond. Medium, fairly quick pace, but felt good the whole way, Chief and Anton finished in 59 minutes (6:50 pace), I must have been about 64ish (7:24 pace). Hmm perhaps I should have gone a bit slower. But it’s cool that I can keep this pace up for 9 miles!
Miles: 9

2/5/08- Legs surprisingly tired after yesterday. Down to Garfield for 2.5 mile tempo. Scott cut me short after 4 laps (3:29, 7:00, 10:34, 13:49). Legs just didn’t have it today. I’ll take tomorrow super easy and get some rest for track work on Thursday and meet on Sat.
Miles: 8.5

2/6/08- Huntington up Virginia, feeling okay, a bit beat up, took it easy.
Miles: 6

2/7/08- 400, 2000, 1600, 1200, 800, 400-96,7:33,6:07,4:33,2:59,87 starting with full jogging recovery for first, decreasing rest. Hot, feeling it in stomach after 2k, feeling better for 8 and 4. 1 mile warm-up, lacy and back cool down.
Miles: 8

2/8/08- Pre race very easy with Julian.
Miles: 4

2/9/08- Caltech All comers, hot and windy at least for this early in the season. 4xmile in 5:40 (in trainers), ran by myself in big spread, 4x800 in 2:33 (in trainers), also alone. Heat got to me, ran like a workout, very similar to last year. Hopefully we will see another big improvement at interhouse. Also awkward encounter with Ian. I miss seeing him around but I’m really happy is running and coaching again. Perhaps I’ll email him about running or lifting or riding.
Miles: 4.5

Night: Winter mountaineering trip up baldy, hiked several miles (2.5 hours) up 2000 vertical feet in snow with 45 lbs pack + full winter gear on.
Miles: (4)

2/10/08- Climbed to summit of baldy + mountaineering skills stuff, from 7700 to about 10,000 and back to the car. Pretty tired.
Miles: (8)

Weekly Miles: 40 (+ 12 backpacking)

2/11/08- Very sore, well deserved off day.
Miles: 0

2/12/08- 20 minute tempo at Lacy. Ran slower than last lacy tempo but consistent hard work, 6 laps and a bit, maybe 3 miles total, so 6:40-6:35 pace. I think that last one was a bit over the top, and I was pushing just for time/pace. I need to be more relaxed on these. Came back, left hamstring tendon very tight, otherwise feeling good. Ran 400 tt for interhouse prelims, 63 sec in trainers, 32,31. Ugh lactic acid…Iced tendon afterwards.
Miles: 7.5