Today I am happy because I finally broke 19 in the 5k again, my fourth time ever and my second best time, 18:51. It was also my best time of the season by quite a lot, better than 19:12 at Haggen to Haggen and only 19:18 on the track.
This was not my first 5k of the week. On Wednesday I started three of them though I only finished one, which was actually a 3 mile because Joel didnt want to run across the track to finish me. For once I am glad that Joel is being lazy! I finished the three mile there in 19:12 and then ran 7 laps of another 5k before I fell off of 20 minute 5k pace and 5 laps of a third one before I fell off the pace again. When you are alone at practice 20 minutes feels like the fastest thing you could do. When I ran a 5:58 mile I almost died, but in a race like today I ran a 5:57 mile and then 8 and a half more laps!
Even though the 5k isn't my event when I run in the 18s I feel like I could tell a fast girl my time and not be completely embarrassed.
And because I ran so well I had to do, I mean got to do, 6 200 meters strides right after my race. Well I say right after but it was probably at least 5 minutes. I know because Joel didnt even want to give me long enough to explain what I was doing. "Go run now!" Impatient toss of hands, "hurry up!"
It's my fault because I told him not to go easy on me. I should be grateful. k
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