July 15, 2005
I want to start today off by wishing my mom a happy birthday. I wish I could be home to celebrate with you and the family. I was out cold last night and, as Julius Achon would say, slept like a jug of water (perfectly still and undisturbed, or something like that).
After breakfast I jogged over to the track to do a light workout to work out my legs and get them feeling fresh before Sunday. I felt pretty good on my warmup and then did 8x300 in 46 with a 150m jog rest. On the last one I only ran 48 to show how easy it would feel in the beginning of the race on Sunday.
There are a lot of Americans in the 3k here so it will be good to see some familiar faces who I know will not go out at a ridiculous early pace. I felt very good during the workout . Afterwards I jogged back to the hotel and did some dynamic flexibility and then jumped in the pool for a few minutes to loosen up.
Then I went up to my room to take my usual nap. At dinner in the hotel Alberto and I talked with one of the meet directors and talked about the race. I guess that there is going to be a couple rabbits and they will take it through 2000 in 5:10.
It should be a perfect race for both Adam and I. I will just try and get in the middle of the pack and hang on for as long as I can. I am really looking forward to running a 3000m again. I think its my favorite race because it is not too long but still really fast. My race is also pretty late at night (I think its around 10), and I love to run under the lights.
I liked the stadium too. There are seats that surround most of the track but the stands are not too big so it won't feel empty. The track is mondo and should be fast. I'm going to go get some gelato now, which is one of the things that I was looking forward to before I left. I usually have a huge bowl of ice cream every night at home and I need to get back in my routine. I think I'll go with chocolate.
2 Comments:
I eat ice cream everynight as well. Peace
Ben and Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie...
try it sometime!
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