also late to posting--besides championship season taking up time with my h.s. x-c team, i had 180 personal statements to grade, so i tried to limit my time on the interweb...
i want to echo the frustrating (and humbling) long recoveries now needed after racing, especially the longer distances. the 15k in tulsa wiped me out (and this was echoed by my teammates that competed there as well). i did manage one good workout a week later, running a 10k at perceived 80-85 % effort in 35:01, which then wiped me out until this weekend where i managed a hilly "tempo" 8k x-c race in 27:36. finally yesterday i had a workout where i felt recovered enough to run hard: 4x1k+200 (200 jog between reps), 3:10+33, 2:59+3? (missed the time), 3:00+3?, 3:03+30. this was as good a workout as i've done in over a year, but wishing the buildup to lexington afforded me a better string of workouts--weeks of consistent efforts seem to yield the best results for me, but this has been a bit of struggle for me...
on another note, after over 4 years, the american record is broke for 45-49 year olds in the 1500m that went un-ratified because of paperwork issues was finally approved, and the official ratification will occur next month. props to jeff brower, the usatf masters records chair, for streamlining the process. the performance meant a lot to me when i did it--it was the culmination of setting a goal, a year of preparation, and executing a solid race--but the record didn’t really mean much; at the time, it was enough to know i did it. now, in my elder years, i cannot tell a lie: the official record does mean something to me, because i know how difficult--and fleeting-- these things are.
below is a link to watch an old dude in old man compression socks among the young dudes, including olympian duane solomon assuming rabbiting duties for one of the younger runners; watch if you’ve got 3 minutes and 55.09 seconds to spare...
stay healthy my friends,
cush