Swim: 15,360yds, 5 swims
Bike: 2:51, 2 rides
Run: 41 miles, 5 runs
Total: 11:36
After setting a PR in the 5k last week I decided to run the
3k this week. My 3k PR was 9:04 from 2011, and I figured I should be able to
take it out—after all, I did come through the 3k of my 5k in 9:04 (and then
faded hardcore). Also, my friend Jake was in the 3k, and it’s always nice to
beat him, so I decided to give it a shot. I let him know a few days before the
race that I was just going to sit on him until the last 200m, and then out kick
him—oh the perks of being a mid-distance runner trying to move up. Well…that
only works if you can stick with him for 2800m. On Saturday there was a pack of
3 that quickly separated from the rest of the field. We came through 800m in 2:20. Around1200m
into the race we were down to a pack of two—Jake and me. We came through the
mile in 4:42, and Jake started to pull away. By 2k in, Jake was running away
with the race, and I just let him go. I knew I just had to hold it together for
1000m and I would run myself to a new PR. I ended up closing in :33.1 for the
last 200m to run 8:52—good for a 12 second PR. Can’t complain about that! 11
second 5k PR last weekend, and now a 12 second 3k PR! Jake ran a studly 8:46
for a PR also—it was a good day for both of us.
5k at Illinois College--look at that wonderful face.
In other new, I finished East of Eden by John Steinbeck, and
I absolutely love that book. It may have taken me 5 months to finish—but it
finished! It wasn’t my first time reading it, I just wanted to read it again. I
really just don’t ever sit down to read books, unless it’s some type of Biology
books or something like that. Apparently it’s good for people to read…who knew?
Anyway, if you haven’t read it, you should!
Lastly, I would just like to say that I love my teammates at
Greenville--especially the 800m crew. This year we decided we are going to have
breakfast club once a week, and it is a blast. Although I would like to sleep
in on Tues or Thurs morning, this group of crazy guys is awesome enough to get
me to drive to campus early for breakfast, before I go sit in a 90 minute class
of multicultural children’s literature. Although we are usually all still half
asleep at the start of breakfast, it is always a fun time. And, you MUST be an
800m runner to get breakfast—that may be the only reason I still train with the
800m runners. Also, if you are reading this, Josh…We. Need. Bacon.
Song of the Week!
If you have any specific questions you want me to answer, just let me know. I can always use ideas to write about. Have a GREAT week! Good luck to the GC Panthers at NCCAA’s
this weekend!
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