The more I considered that race, though, the less I wanted to make that my "A" race. I just wasn't excited about it. It's not super great for PR'ing, and I didn't want to shell out the money for a fun run (for whatever reason, this race is far more expensive than any others in December). I picked a different, earlier, race for my goal race, and adjusted my training plan.
After CIF prelims, when I really believed we would be going to states for #1 to run, I decided that since my next choice in half's was not going to work out..... hey, why not try to PR for real at the Renegade Santa Run??
Look at this fun medal!! You can use "HEATHERDISCOUNT" for a discount! |
I adjusted my training plan again, and added a lot of interval work - I'd been doing a lot of longer intervals and tempo runs, so I threw in a bunch of 400s and 800s instead.
I know, I know, I retired from 5k's immediately following the Veteran's Day not-quite-5k, but I get confused.
Since suddenly, the 5k was my focus, I did the 400s last week, and nailed it - all at my goal pace
wheeeeeee so faaaast! |
Anyway. Then we found out we weren't going to states, after-all (pride goeth before the fall, sorry, girls, I blame myself), so the half I thought was out, was suddenly back on the table!
how I felt after. |
I got through a mile warm up, 3 pace miles, and just stopped. I felt fine, I just didn't feel like doing any more.
And now, it's Tuesday, 5 days before my supposed goal race, and... I kind of don't feel like it? I looked back over my training log, and my last long run was 14 miles back on November 14 - so it COULD count, and just pretend I've been on an extended two week taper? I just feel like a loser-pants, to let one lack-luster "long" run decide that I'm not even going to bother.
I'd still really like to get a real 5k PR, so I'll keep working on that in the meantime, but to recap... maaaaybe I'm running a half this weekend, but MAYBE NOT. Oh, the suspense.
Oh! We will be at the Santa Run 5k, can't wait to watch you pull out a monstrous PR !
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ReplyDeleteWell. I don't know. If you have registered for it, you should run it. If not, I guess if you don't feel like it save your money?
PRing is WAY too much work and pressure, and I hate 5k's so that part doesn't sound fun for me at all.
I'm on the edge of my seat. Oh, the suspense!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'm ever really excited about running 5Ks, especially attempting a PR, which I try for every darn one of them. 5Ks hurt so badly since I'm more distance focused. Just go in and give it your best hard effort and see what happens.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I loved the kitty with the noisemaker gif.
ooh, so curious what you decided....
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