...and I'm nervous! (?)
In the two weeks since the Phish shows, I have continued on the path of the Hal Higdon Advanced program. My legs ached. When my left leg did not feel like lead, my right leg was in agony. I took my Thursday rest day and on Friday felt only a little better.
But I was sure of one thing - this was no injury. Not a pull or a tear or anything like that. It was simple overuse. I was pushing hard and I was feeling the effects.
Funny thing, though - I still managed to do my three days of speed work each week. Even through the pain, I was knocking out 400 meter intervals at 1:26, miles at sub-6-minute pace, and tempo runs of up to six miles.
And so, with a blessed and well-deserved TWO rest days before I finally get to do my first short race of the year, I can feel the sweet relief of repair in my legs. Two days ago, I could barely walk. Today, I am filled with stored up energy - some of it is potential energy just waiting to be kicked into kinetic energy in 13 hours.
But some of it is nervous energy. After dozens of races, I still get nervous. Why?
Well, for this one, it is because I have been training extra hard. I want all of this pain to have been worth it. All I need to do finish in less than 18 minutes of 30 seconds tomorrow, a mere 18 and a half minutes of pain, for it to be all worthwhile.
See you tomorrow at the Include Me 5K in Montville, N.J.
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