Race #2

Well, this was my 2nd official race. Two Sundays ago was my first official race, the video of which you see below. My second "race" was at Truck tryouts, and I do not have a video for it. I got clocked at another 51, though, so going into this past weekend I was excited for another improvement.

On Saturday I had a 4-hour tryout with the Truck that ended up being hot and humid with little down time. I ran hard and played pretty well but the heat started to get to me a little by the end: I developed a headache and some slight dizziness. I spent the whole afternoon relaxing in my recovery suit (haha) on my couch, watching the US luck their way into a tie against England and eating lots of carbs. I went out for a few hours with Laura that evening to a birthday party but my head started hurting a bit and I felt slightly nauseated, so I crashed early.

Laura and I got up early the next morning, though, and headed out to the track. It was hot, and I nearly missed the 1st (i.e. fast) heat because I had taken a page from an earlier competitor's book and was relaxing in the one cool area in the vicinity: under the bleachers. I swear they never made a loudspeaker annoucement for the 4, but whatever. I ran over and got in.

The 400 Project - All-Comers Race - 400m - 6/13/2010 from The 400 Project on Vimeo.

I ran a 51, which was another PR, albeit by a few tenths. While it's encouraging to know I can still run pretty fast after a long, exhausting practice the day before, I was a little disappointed because I know I have the speed and strength to run a good deal faster. I'll have to wait til July.

Race #1

Hey everyone, so last Sunday, the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, I went out to the track with Laura and ran my first race. With much thanks to my glorious camerawoman, here it is:

The 400 Project - All-Comers Race - 400m - 5/30/2010 from The 400 Project on Vimeo.

I ran a 51, which, while not being as fast as my goal time, was a personal record by a full second. So that is at least a silver lining.

Funnily enough, exactly a week later, just this past Sunday, I ran another 400m race as part of a tryout for the Truck and ran a 51.5, a few tenths faster than the time from the week prior. This was an encouraging time since it was at the beginning of a long practice. I'm confident my next race will be another improvement. Excited to get out there!