first of the Sub 5 Track Workouts - we ran 400s at day pace - my goal was running 1:25s... here are the hard numbers.

10 minute Warm Up

1 - 1:22
2 - 1:18
3 - 1:18
4 - 1:20
5 - 1:21
6 - 1:21

no
taper is not the guy who goes around after the sheet rock is put up !!!
there is not a workout you can do this week that will help you on
Sunday But every workout you do this week can hurt you on Sunday !!!! take my word for it i have been in a taper for the last 3 years . well ok on second thought don't look at Me ...
i did not run a 1/2 mile between the Sugarloaf races and the first leg of Cabot trail and i was fine . I ran kilometers instead

He just told me, think about the effect a hard 1500m swim will have on your HIM. I don't think it will have that much of a 'fatigue cost' associated with it, and I think it will be fun. So I'm going to.

so what do you call the guy who goes around after the sheetrock is put up?

Are you in time out? Haven't heard from you lately?
I've noticed a serious dry spell in chocolate lately. I should be at the lake in the morning.

2 weeks ago you told me no more chocolate !!!!
and Alyie he is called the sheetrocker's helper
who can figure out what a woman is thinking any idea Bruce

That makes sense, I think.

I had wanted Ian to come with me this weekend, but he can't due to tennis and some senior stuff - he graduates on June 10. I understand that his activities are important to him but I had really wanted his company :( I'm sad.

So I'm driving down myself on Friday. Ian laughed at this; he said "with your navigation skills you'd best leave Thursday."

I'm trying to decide how I'm going to feel being alone for such a big race. I was okay at Ironbear, but this is so much farther...

you can call i can tell you all the things you don't want to hear for a lot less $$$$$ than a coach

JUST KIDDING i am always up early and I am going to Portland with Stephen's school to a Sea dogs game so call if you feel like it
and at his track meet he was put in the slow heat and had to run alone
and his time still got 4 overall and most of the fast heat was 8th graders
when do you come to the ISLAND ???

I start camp training on June 20, but may be there a day or two before that - if not for good, then at least to move some things in.

I'll call later, or tomorrow... I think I'm too upset to be coherent on the phone right now. I was really, really looking forward to a weekend with Ian :(

Yay!

and I would love to run with you when I'm on the island this summer.

I'm calming down. Remember I said this feels 'far away'? It hit tonight. I started to visualize all the little things, for Sunday. Breakfast, either chocolate soymilk, or lemon yogurt. Sunscreen - I thought about putting sunscreen on, and then zipping up the wetsuit - I need help with that, and my mental image was Ian doing it, but then he won't be there annnnnnnd taper attack, I am going to be all alone. I think that 'alone' fear is not the trip but the actual race. I remember at Timberman, the intensity of trying to coax myself through so many miles, and there are other athletes all around you but for 5 + hours you're just talking to yourself, like you're all under a spell. Surreal, again. I can picture myself running and it is a bright and strong and beautiful image, but I remember how much that hurts and I am both wanting to feel that again, and scared to.

so there's the first taper attack, I started crying, and listened to some music to settle out. I'm allowed to be an emotional basket case right now, right? We'll blame tapering and the rest day-

Alyie has a hard time slowing down; she likes one speed- FAST. I know, poor little me was left in a cloud of dust in Boston. So... run with Alyie, she's great, just yell at her to slooow down. I'm bringing my mega-phone the next time I run with her.

but will confess to not understanding what the splits mean, so I'll just tell you 'nice job!'

track workout:me :: swim workout:you

I'm frigging awesome.

know that :)

those are 400m. splits

Amy is ticked. You better watch out.

I knew you were kidding about that...I was more worried that you actually thought I was going through your coat! (it was covering my car keys)

3 x 1200 w/200 recoveries at the track for me. 1.5 w/u, 1.0 c/d.

roughly 5.25 for the day.