Notes
1500m @ Valparaiso Heat 2
Rough race. Only guy running the 15 so warmed up solo inside. Was feeling alright on the running, but during drills and strides I could tell I had zero pop in my legs. Tried to ignore the feeling and grind the race out anyways. Was seeded toward the top of my heat so I wanted to go out and compete for the win. Gun went off and I got into position, right off the hip of the leader. Came around the first lap, and tried to tuck in since there was a fairly stiff wind on the home stretch. This entailed me slowing down and falling into 4th as everyone else in the front pack was single file on the rail. Lost a lot of momentum here, and I just started going backwards from there. My legs had nothing today, I kept trying to accelerate and move up, but I just kept going the wrong direction. Third lap was brutal, split like 74. Rallied okay in the last lap and passed almost everyone back to get 3rd. Still only split 69, which is pretty slow. Disappointed in this race, but can't say I didn't see it coming. My prep leading up to this race was awful. I slept an average of 5 hours a night and ate like trash. Good reminder of the need to do the little things right. 5k next weekend at Purdue.
After a negtive rant, here are some positives on the day: I only ran 2.5 seconds slower than nationals in the worst track race I've had in years, so there is some fitness there, just need to execute. Overall, the team had a solid day in tough conditions. S/O to the 5k squad who killed it with PR's in sucky weather.