Smells Like Teen Spirit

Summer makes samurais. Summer grows beans. 

My consistency has yet to be dried out from this Texas summer heat. I expect to start competing in September and it can't come any sooner. Grunge continues to be my pre-run ammunition, but in the words of Fat B, i-i-i-i-its' going down.

Still, I have to admit, there is a bit of anger with myself. I am an exaggerated perfectionist when it comes to my training. Summer hasn't been close to what I had planned out in the spring with regards to mileage. Despite being consistent this far, I fell a few weeks behind from my base building, but you know what, that's okay. Letting things go when they don't go according to plan has been a mental practice I've began to apply. 

Anyway, here's what this week looks like:

Sunday 7/28

9 miles in 1:09

*Had a good run around White Rock with my friend, Carlos Colon, who will be a junior at Adamson High School with some really respectable times. Running longer distances truly is better with friends.

Monday 7/29 

8 miles in 57:51 + 4 x 100m

* Ran this at my campus. Struggled around the 5th mile. I was seriously close to just calling it a day, but I found some motivation and pulled through. Good day. My legs feel really great. 

Tuesday  7/30

5 mile fartlek. (3M)45 sec fast/90 second recovery + (2M) 30 sec. fast/ 40 second recovery 

Wednesday 7/31

10 miles easy

Thursday 8/1

8 x 200m @ 110% RP

Friday 8/2

Pre-race

Saturday 8/3

DRC 3 x 2 mile relay

Rough Draft

2011 XC Regionals

So, I will be trying this form of expression again.

It's my first summer as a "serious" runner and I currently have one semi-good training cycle to build off of. From December 2012 to May 2013, I trained for the DRC 5-miler with the intent of coming through at a reasonably goal of 30:30. While my prediction was close, I ended up crossing the finish line in 31:02. Seconds are critical in running, and when it comes to breaking sub-whatever, the weight of importance is even greater to me. It's a bit frustrating seeing that time, but I actually learned quite a lot of about training methodology and self-experimentation (statistics, no bullshit), so I can't bellyache much. 

I've just finished writing up a new training program targeted for the Komen 5k here in Dallas. My goal time is still kind of blurry, however, I'm predicting that a 17:10 is in my reach. 

Strip me of my negativity! I will write!