Spring Break

As most of you know, this past week was my spring break. It was my chance to rack in some big mileage, possibly along the lines of 20-30 miles. I had the whole week off, so I seized the chance to try to run everyday. On Sunday I did a 4.6 mile run, Monday I did a 7.3 miles run, Tuesday a 3.5 mile run, Wednesday a 7.3 mile run, Thursday no run, Friday I did an all comers track meet and Saturday was a day off. My total mileage for the week was 25 miles. Since I didn't have any races this weekend, I wanted to do the JTC All Comers track meet on Friday. The events I wanted to participate in were the 400m and 800m. The track meet started at 7:00 PM but my first event didn't start until 9:20. I lined up in the 3rd heat for the 400. Seven people were in my heat. The starting pistol went off and I sprinted off from the starting line. I set myself into my pace and picked off a runner which put me in 3rd. Someone else passed me around the second turn. My legs were hurting and I couldn't go any faster. I finished in 4th place out of 7 people. I was so worn out I decided to bail out on the 800 which was right after the 400. My time for the 400 was 1:14. Good for my first time at a track meet. But I think I will stick with road racing for now. My next race is Run for Cover 5K on May 3rd. It will be a chance for my dad and I to both break 22:00 on flat, fast course. So long and keep running!