So, I finally got out to the track to run today. I hadn't done a track workout since Week 11 - Day 5...eleven days ago. I did do some jogging and some upper body weights over this period of inactivity, but I was still nervous about where I'd be today. I also read this article earlier this week. So...now I've decided to take caffeine before workouts and races. I'm not a big coffee/caffeine guy, but I'm gonna give it a shot!
Anyway, today I drank 3/4 of a cup of coffee and then went out to Washington Lee with Ken from work. I gave it a good warm-up and felt a little bit of tightness in my quad, but it was of the dull variety, so I went for it. I was amped for this time trial. I really wanted to pick up where I left off. I came out well and my heart was already racing from the caffeine/adrenaline - I noticed that. Ken picked me up down the last 100m and I came through in 38.1. That's a new personal best and improvement from Time Trial #1, which was a 38.9. That said, I felt like I'd made good strides over the past few months and I really wanted to get into the 37s here. Oh well. At least I didn't hurt myself, haha. And at least I didn't regress. I'm moving into the speed phase of my plan now. Booyah!
Andrew
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