400m event run and full out 100s

Burnin' rubber on this beautiful day. Sunny, upper 50's, perfect day to run fast.

A little intimidated now that I see World Champion M. Sullivan is registered for the triple 60/200/400 at the Nationals. That means everyone will be running for second in the 200/400. (His times are around 23 and 52). Only Eaton can beat him in the 60m. This has to be the most competitive Indoor Nationals in more than a decade in M50. Crazy! Now it truly WILL be an accomplishment to finish in the top 6 or 8.

Today - quality over quantity. After warmup, I did one event run of 400m and 3 x 100m - all at 95% ... or pretty much full out. In the 400m event run, I set a goal of 57.o with splits of 14, 13, 14, 16 (or 27, 30). I almost nailed it. Just a few steps short on the 3rd 100. Conveniently, there are cones at every 100m interval. The fourth split was on target, actually made up a few steps. I then ran 3 x 100s with full recovery.

800m warmup, stretches, drills

2 x 100m - striders - 15, 14

400m event run - 57.5

3 x 100m - 13.5, 13.0, 12.5

400m cool down jog

Next meet is Sat. 2/25 in Sewanee. I would love to turn a PR in the 55m, but it will be hard to run a fast 200m on that 160m track.

Inventory: weight - 140.6 lbs - starting to get under control after falling off the diet wagon. Some minor joint pain in left knee and hip. No muscular issues. My Adidas Demolisher practice spikes are finally beginning to show some wear, may need to replace them soon. Yesteryear's spikes are always a bargain. So are odd sizes. I recently bought a size 14 spike just for the accessory pack of spikes and risers. Originally $90 shoes, they sold for just $4.75... practically giving them away.