Really man, much appreciated.
I’m trying, that’s for sure. This running stuff is brutal hard… lmao. Much harder than training for dunking, in my humble opinion. Like, not even close.
“Mile Szn” is about to start… four 1-mile races in December. I’m nervous but also very excited. I want to drop something very big. I’ll have ample opportunity to do so, these races are crazy fast.
The one good thing about mile races is, my blow up style has a much higher percentage of actually working out. For example, say I go out with some psycho at 4:30 min/mi pace and die at 1200m … well, 400m to go. Could be a crappy 400m but still end up <= 4:39 or definitely 4:4X etc. I really have to go for it. I also have to make sure i’m fresh and ready to leave it all out there. Also, the thing about my blow up style is, i’m simply just going out hard and chasing. I’m not trying to blow up. I’m just chasing (or leading). Eventually physiology & reality takes over. But until then, I can cover alot of ground. If I hang back, I still get pretty tired. Once I let people pull away from me, I slow down considerably - i’m def a chaser (or leader). Trying to “pace” a 4:59 mile feels about as bad as my 4:47 PB etc. Hitting 2:59 km’s feels about as bad as my 2:49 PB etc. It’s just crazy. So I just have to get amp’d up and throw down.
Getting ready to go 1km-1mile speed fast is like bracing yourself to the start of a roller coaster. It’s such a crazy feeling in my experience.
Today’s 2:59 km was so brutal. Last Sunday’s 2:57 km with the elites was so smooth. Running is all over the place, especially when it’s training vs competition.
Biggest mission for me this week is to hit some hard ~1km+ efforts but also get FRESH and keep my weight down (just not “bloating up”). I’ve had some crazy water retention lately and I felt real heavy for Thursday’s Turkey Trot. On the flipside, I felt much lighter for last Sunday’s 1km with the elites (of their 10k).
I also used more adrenaline for that 1km with elites… ie before the race, getting psyched up more like how I used to with dunking. With dunking, I used to be able to “release adrenaline” on demand. I can still do that with running but, I mostly try not to - just more draining when i amp up extra hard for races or training. Time to bring that weapon back out. It really works well for me, because i’m more of an adrenaline/mental runner.
I’ve done some really dumb sh*t to start longer races, and i’ve never given up/walked etc. That’s potentially a “super power” for mile races and shorter. I need to remember that when i’m second guessing myself.
Also, several of the “vets” around here (including one really beast one) recently told me that they think I could do some serious stuff in the mile eventually. That feels good. They definitely notice the speed. It stands out, especially for someone as slow as me when it comes to 5k+. I mean I haven’t broken 17 in the 5k but i’ve hit 4:47 for the mile & 2:49 for 1km, and then i’ve basically hit 27.x for the 200m (28 while laughing hysterically) and hit 18.3 mph top speed… that’s so off it’s crazy. And finally to add to that, i’ve jumped near 40". I just need to keep that in perspective, relax, have fun, stay focused and stay tuned in to the big dream.
Also, I know what i’m going to do for my “50 efforts” for 2019 (like I did this year with 50 x sub5/sub3 km, i’m at 25 of 50 right now, there’s still time!), i’ll post about that later.
peace man!!!
/// -36s faster on this course
