As the title states this is how my day went. I was planning on getting going at 6am in order to have everything ready to rock by 9 so we could make it to the cities by 10:30. My alarm didn't wake me and I woke in a panic at 6:30. In a panic because I really only had the early am to run today. Carrie is staying in the cities all day today and tomorrow for school. I quick got things ready and was out the door in 7 minutes. 6:37. I started my first of three x 3miles just after 7. So I was sleeping through the first one which was covered in just over 16 minutes. It was way too hard. It shouldn't be that tough. Number to was covered in just under 16 so things were getting better. Still didn't feel as though it was easy. No solid even pace. I contemplated not doing the third. Reason 1. I have a very tough workout Friday. Reason 2 I really needed to get home. I decided to do it anyway. 15:54. I did a nice cool down and headed for home. When I got home I had a bottle of endurox and a few mini bagels. I also ate a banana. We rushed to get Elliot to preschool and rushed to the state capital.
We pulled up to the finish area for the press conference. Not what I expected. Very small and 3 people were there. Carrie, Rowan, and I lingered around waiting for someone to show. As 11 approached the crew showed one by one. Lundstrom, Fellows, Carlson, and a late arriving Zac Schendel. It was very uneventful as no one really asked anyone a question and we sort of hung around and talked what else....running. It was worth the trip as I got to meet some cool people and trade some good running stories. Most of the talk was about the course. And the hills.
I hadn't eaten since the bagel,banana in the am. By now it was approaching 12 and we were a ways from where we needed to go to drop of Carrie. To make a long story short we ended up eating at 1. I cannot explain the feeling in my legs prior to devouring the applebees food. It was almost like they were starving. This is something I need to work on. I did the same thing after the workout on monday and that is I think why I didn't feel great this am in the workout. I have a big one friday so that should be interesting.
I lumped this week all together to get a good tired feeling in me for Friday. I will have a good idea of where I am with the workout friday.
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Pete,
Thanks for the update on the press conference. Who was there from the "press"? Why didn't they ask any questions?
My questions would have been to get a general sense of what you're feeling heading into the Trials. Are you totally pumped to be running with Meb, Abdi, Hall, Sell, Culpepper, and on-and-on? Do you think of it as the "typical" this-is-my-Olympics that you often read about? Is your race plan designed to run your own race or do you just see how the race plays out?
Those are rhetorical, don't feel you have to answer them.
It's interesting that Carlson was there since he's not doing the Trials. They should have had Lehm there instead.
Chad,
Not sure who was there press wise. Charlie was there. From Down the backstretch. Not sure how much I will be running with the fellows you listed. I am pumped to be on that stage and hopefully things will go well. The race for me will be more about place than a time. However I am doing most of my workouts at 5:20 pace. I will run my own race and hope to pick several off late. I will not go out hard. I am a bit worried about the hills. I have never run there. Carlson was there because it was a dual tc10/oly trials thing. There was a guy from NYRR there and he made a few comments. Richard Finn? Lehm was still traveling back from Cow with a load of furniture. They were unsure he would make it on time which he didn't. I am new to this blogger, you could email me at beatlesz28@hotmail.com.
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