No meet. I registered and decided not to go after seeing I'd get lane 2 and was just tired today after being on my feet all day yesterday and getting up early to attend a university function. The meet director sent an email out apologizing for not capping the meet at 1600 because 1900 registered and they're going to run heats of 10 in the 400m on a 6 lane track. Meet Director said, if they didn't do that, the meet would last til 2am. Screw that, not driving 3 hrs for that.
Just goes to show that track - both indoor and outdoor - is alive and well here in the SE. This was basically a youth meet and most of the kids are on local track clubs, mostly from AL and GA. 1900 is a huge turnout for a one day indoor meet, they'll go from 8am to 11pm. In my hometown in Binghamton, NY... they don't even have a single youth track club, just a 'runners club' which is mostly adult road racing. I counted 70 youth track clubs in just AL and GA alone represented in this meet. Others from TN, AR, FL, MS.
Today, I really wasn't feeling it but as usual, I got it done. Windy, cool and cloudy, low 50ºs, sporadic drizzle. Glad to get this in because it's supposed to rain tomorrow.
Hoka trainers on
stretches, drills, 100m, bands
50m - 7.56
neg split 400m - 64.95 (33.43, 31.52)
4x150m on turf w/ 30 sec rest - avg ~25.5
Was aiming for 35/30 in the neg split 400m, and the last 100m was pretty bad, over 16 but into a headwind.
Next workout will be Monday and it's going to be very cold and windy, but at least sunny. In the upper 30ºs with windchills below freezing.
140.9 after workout. Ate a bit more after I decided not to race.
Next opportunity to race will be Friday, Jan 5 and this looks to be a much smaller meet. Smaller the better. All meets same place, Birmingham.
No comments:
Post a Comment