rust remover
at the beginning of our high school track season, our coach would have us do a workout on the track to ease us into training. essentially, it was his way of gauging our fitness without risking someone pulling something. the workout goes like this, you run the curved portion of the track at an easy recovery pace. the straight sections of the track you run at a faster pace that builds as you enter the straight and slows when you exit the straight.
well, i got the urge to get my rear back on the track this afternoon. with temps in the low 70’s, i didn’t have to worry much about pulling up lame. after a mile warm-up i found myself in a vaguely familiar environment that i hadn’t seen in more than a few years…a track. admittedly, it felt awkward at first i as seemingly flailed away down the straights. after a few laps, the effort began to feel a bit more smooth and my pace slowly improved over the next two miles. with one last straight completed, i shuffled my way off the track and headed back for a shower.
3/7 – 5 miles
3/8 – off
3/9 – 7 miles
3/10 – 20 miles (averaged 8:04 per mile)
3/11 – 7 miles
3/12 – off
3/13 – 5 miles
3/14 – 5.25 miles (trail run)
3/15 – 5 miles (nearly 3 miles on track, striding straights & recovering on the turns)
MTD – 92 miles (13/15 days)
YTD – 450 miles (67/75 days)
Odometer – 33,175 miles