Notes
First time “racing” in over three years, and first on the track in even longer. It’s been a tough last few years with injuries from both overuse (strains, tears) and bad luck (ankle sprains on technical trail). Finally feeling good and really enjoying running again, and wanted to see where I was after a solid 8-week training block.
Though the time was slower than I’d been targeting, the effort felt surprisingly good and the negative splits are what I’d want to see. Somehow forgot in the intervening years how hard racing is though. Ouch. But really nice to have Mom, Dad, and John come out to cheer, and have that support during this first test effort.
Looking forward to much more over the winter and into next spring. Just got to stay healthy.