Notes
20:20 WU
16:43 5k race
17:40 CD
Feeling too far into my comfort zone right now. This race went pretty well place-wise, but it could've gone a little better time-wise. I got out strong and in a good position to move. I was 76 at 400m in the thick of the field. Shelby came up on me and we picked off people together. An OSU runner, Central, UMich. But about halfway through the race, we were in no-man's land. We had no idea how far up the lead pack was (not as far as we though, we found out later on), and we couldn't see them.
Shelbs and I got into workout mode, trying to maintain a decent rhythm. But when our splits started slipping, we had trouble staying hungry with no rabbits to catch. This was a 5k PR for me and I know I am capable of scoring at B1Gs if I'm in this kind of shape right now. But Coach told me post-race that I can't be afraid to be an athlete, even when I have no competition around me. Shelby and I were stuck in a rhythm that was too comfortable.
It was a strange race, because too many people went out with the rabbit (who was aiming for 5:06/mi pace), and when Shelby and I came up on those who died off, they had little left in them to challenge us. The atmosphere was strange, because there was not a lot of cheering -- only some UMich girls and dedicated Spartan parents and siblings. In the future, I need to factor atmosphere and out-of-sight competition out of my performance. At the end of the day, these qualify as excuses. I need to focus on what I can control -- closing gaps.
I asked my dad to get my splits for me each lap, but in the future I think I will have him time gaps for me halfway into races. Because at that point, I should purely focus on competing, anyway.
Post-run GS was actually a couple hurdle mobility exercises followed by 10 push-ups with a clap.