Am I ready? I think so. My training as been on point this spring, outside of roughly two weeks where my ankle was weird. Going to the doctor, getting the x-ray and putting my mind at ease is what I needed. I don't feel that it has completely healed, but I believe the support with the brace has helped and has helped me stay focused without as much worry. There is time to heal next week.
My training has included a little of everything. Multiple runs of 10+ miles, fartleks, easy runs, mile repeats, and even one minute intervals. And a lot of that has sucked. Those one minute intervals really do help, but damn, do they hurt!? I feel like my short speed has been at levels that I haven't had in years, as was evident with the Durbin Classic 5k race last month. And I have logged more longer runs this spring than years past.
However, I am a little nervous. I always am for this race. It is THE race each year. Am I ready? Is my speed going to hold up for a longer duration? Will my mind stay calm and I can stay focused? I have a goal - I want to be Top 500. Is that too aggressive? All I know is I have done the miles, done the speed work, and the weather appears to be decent to start the race. The rest is up to me!
However, I did spot this guy this morning on my 10 mile run. Hopefully it isn't a sign or what my pace is going to be like Saturday
Left, right, repeat
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