sharpen those legs, boy!

[dan]

well, it is late april in the world of collegiate track and field- time to get snappy!

i am loving the reduced miles and faster workouts- my legs are feeling fast for the first time in a long time, though my 5k and 10k have yet to show it-

today was a michigan on the track (minus the tempos)

that is 1600, 1200, 800, and 400 with full recovery-

i ended feeling pretty good and had a decent workout:

4:42.73 for the 1600 (69, 72, 70, 71)
3:27 for the 1200 (67, 70, 70)
2:11 for the 800 (62, 69)
:58 for the 400

we took 800m jog at 8:40 mile pace after the mile and 1200 and then 400m or so after the 800- it was a good workout for me- not so fast that i couldn't do it, but quick enough that i was wheezing at the end- i was pleased with it-

i know that those who have just done marathons are not too excited at the thought of quick quarters and fast 5k's, but it is getting down to crunch time and i am getting quite pumped to see how the rest of the season will turn out-i will take the weekend off from racing to recover from 10k, and then on april 28th i will run the 1500m at lehigh-

in the 1500m, i would love to go under 4, but it will depend on the pace and whether or not we are trailing or leading- that would be a huge PR and a big confidence boost heading into my second round with the 10k-5k double-

hope that everyone is doing their best to get the warm weather on its way- i am sick of wind and cold!

there is no point to this message- i just wanted to let everyone know what is going on in south bethlehem right now

woody and scott, what else will you guys run before conference?

DAN

[woody]

Actually I am finished until conference my last race was that 1500 at Glenville. Our conference meet is on the 26th, 27th so we are getting to the tapering part of our training. I love that part haha.

[Justin]

Looks like a good workout Dan. That 2nd lap on the 800 must've been ugly. You can break 4:00 for the 1500, you just have to take it out hard and keep pressing.

The 5-10 double is tough. I was supposed to do that my Junior year at Pats, but it was nearly 100 degrees, the 10k was postponed until after dark on Friday and the NCAA gave exceptions to allow water tables during the 10k on the track. I was toast after that and was throwing up all night, so the 5k was out of the question.

[scott]

Dan,
I am running the 10k and 5k at conference...i was suppose to run the 3k this saturday, but due to an injury i will not be running. I will just try to get it taken care of so i will be heathly. Dan and that second lap of the 800 is funny, i wish i could have seen you run it...lol
Good luck with the rest of your season
Scott