Notes
I am not quite used to recording workouts above, so I will describe it here.
Workout Description:
1000m tempo pace 6x
One mild-ish hill
1 minute rest
My times (These are from memory so they are probably not exact, but I know I started very quick then went very slow then I went a little faster):
18 minute warmup jog
3:28
3:38
3:40
3:45
3:43
3:42
Three mile cool down
How I felt:
I was told to stay with Scott and some of the other very good runners. I thought I could hang with them but they are in way better XC shape than I am. I have a lot of work to do, but I know that XC is a sport of constant gradual improvement. I have been in this position before at the start of seasons so I am not too worried.
I have vowed to myself that I must start to sleep better, today I was exhausted even before practice.
Good news is my foot did not bother me at all.
Overall, it was a rough day for me. I can credit tons of things for not doing well but the fact of the matter is I am not at the level I want to be at quite yet. However, I have been running long enough to know that it does not matter how you start a season, but how you finish it.