Notes
Northwest Regional Club Championship at Lincoln Park. Very happy with this one, and a little surprised only because I felt really bad from mile 3-4. 22 seconds faster than Sundodger two months ago, which was run on the exact same course. The course was even a little muddier today in places, though I don't think that actually slowed me down significantly. This race is proof that you can fight through the bad spells and get a second wind. I could have sprinted a little harder at the end, but overall I'm very happy with the way I ran the last 1200 meters or so. I passed several people and worked hard on the long last hill. At Sundodger I went through 3 miles in 16:04 and finished in 27:05. Today I went through 3 miles in 16:08 and finished in 26:45, which means my last 1.96 miles were 25 seconds faster.
Splits:
5:08 (mostly downhill)
10:35
16:08
No Split
26:45 (I had 26:43, official results had 26:45. They may have bumped me down a spot accidentally, but I'll go with the official time)
Training Plan Entry
Race
8 km
Northwest Regional Cross Country Championships (minimum taper). Erica confirmed this one is an 8k and its the same course as Sundodger. Hopefully the weather won't suck
One my chief goals for this one is to really work hard on the last uphill mile, and to go with anyone who passes me at that point.