Today was the first real race back, and I must say I’m a bit disappointed with how everything went. I took a fall and banged up my knee a week and a half ago and it really has affected my running the last week and a half. The stress of finishing grad school, the job search, not running for 3 days, and other things really have been adding up. I ended up running a 15:09 at the Irish Jig this year which is only one second slower than last year. However, the conditions were much better this year and I didn’t get out there and compete. I felt very sluggish and tired going into the race. Given that I’m coming off of a 3 month layoff due to a stress fracture in my hip, I would’ve been happy with a 15:09 six weeks ago. However, as a runner, things just weren’t clicking today, and I really ran poorly. My stride was extremely inefficient, and I was landing with my heel out in front of me rather than underneath me. All in all, today was a pretty disappointing day. I really didn’t get out there and compete. Hopefully I can use this as motivation, get back on the training horse and have some better days.
Moving forward, it really is just time to put in the work. I’ve felt that I’m ahead of where I was at this point last year, but I really need to start cranking out the long runs and put in the work so I stay ahead and perform better down the road. I have to remember that I opened up with a 15:08, 15:30 at the Irish Jig and London Downtown 5k last year and still managed to run a 30:28 at the Meteor 10k a couple weeks later. I rarely open up the spring season with great performances so I’m trying to keep everything in perspective.
On another note, I am excited for the Wisconsin game and the UFC title fight. I’m taking Wisconsin
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