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Race schedule

  • I’m in Beach to Beacon come August. It’s not a fast course, but it’s possible to run fast on it; I’ve done well there before. This will probably be my last race of the summer, since I will be occupied with packing, moving, and being in Japan for most of the rest of August.

  • There is also the annual 4th of July 5-miler, this year being held on the 1st of July due to the 4th being a Wednesday. I ran 34:45 on the course last Sunday, doing a minute-on/minute-off workout, which is faster than I ran either of the last two years. I’d like to get under 30, but I’ll settle for racing well.

  • I’m going to talk to the Coach tomorrow about racing this weekend. There are three certified 5ks in the area, one on Saturday and two on Sunday, or I could put the spikes on and run one on the track at the USATF New England meet, also on Sunday. The track is oddly compelling but psychologically tougher; it’s been over a decade since I’ve run well in a track 5,000m, and I’d definitely be close to the back of the race. Road races are pretty hit-or-miss, though: misplaced mile markers, unpredictable fields around my pace, courses which may add to the time challenge.

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Posted by pjm on June 12, 2007 8:37 PM |

Comments

“oddly compelling” - it’s that “I wonder…” that’s drawing you. There is no substitute for the clarity that the track provides. It is harder - you know you are being watched, your splits can be recorded, and the lapses of focus WILL show up. It’s compelling because it’s hard. “…not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept…” - John F. Kennedy

Posted by: Scooter | June 12, 2007 10:15 PM

In discussion with Coach last night, he said that I’d be more successful on the road, but we agreed that the track would better prepare me for the subsequent 5-miler. I am now equipped with a mental strategy for attacking the distance as well, and I feel confident that I won’t die.

Posted by: pjm | June 14, 2007 10:34 AM

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