Daily Note
Well, let me first just tell you guys how I prepared. I ate pasta for dinner, did wall sits, rolled out, ate pasta for lunch, made sure to go slow for continuous, drank about 3 bottles of water, and was bundled up in many layers. To say the least, I made sure to do everything I could before the mile to prepare myself to reach my goal of sub 5:35. Before the mile, Jeremy, Beamer, Asher, and I made a plan to stick together and push eachother to break 5:35 which was a great way to stay motivated before and during the mile. Then the race started and I got out hot, but a little too hot. Jeremy stuck with me but eventually Beamer and Asher caught up to us. I was feeling great and I was confident enough that I could start my usual routine of speeed-ups. Once we reached the 800 mark, I knew we had to start to pick things up a notch so I started a gradual kick (but Beamer said he lost us there). I was still feeling great, no cramp, nothing felt off, and I had high hopes for a good mile. Then we got to the 1200 mark and I started to kick with everyone doing the same BUT here's where things went for the worst. The group rounded the corner to the last straightaway and Asher came out of nowhere to pass everyone. Jeremy followed suit and this is where I just died. My legs just gave up and I kept telling myself "Brent Push it, it's the last 100 meters, come on!" but my toughness has clearly gone down a ton of notches. I just couldn't keep up with them. Then Beamer passed me and my confidence just hit rock bottom. Once I crossed the finish line, I felt one of the worst feelings I have ever felt in my life. I wanted to just give up running and be done with it, I felt that I wasn't improving and was just getting slower. I received the time of 5:39 and just kind of accepted the fact that I didn't do well. Eventually that mind set went away and we started our 400's. I then realized how much freakin energy I had left over and was even more mad at myself. I hit 83, 84, 83, 83 which made me even more disappointed at myself. I'm just so frustrated with myself. I KNOW that I can do better. I know this mile was in North Trail and I know that we didn't have spikes on but I KNOW that I could do much better. My PR is 5:22, I've got a ways to go but this is a starting point and I hope everything gets better from here.