Track meet today. I had to do javelin, 400m and 1500m as a scoring runner since the team was thin tonight.
I won W35 javelin with a 12.04m throw, not my best, but I scored!
Then I ran 400m and was hoping to break 1:20. Again, I surprised myself with 1:15.6, and won W35 again. Interestingly, it was easier to run 400m than 200m few weeks ago. I went anaerobic, but only on the last 100, and it was perfectly manageable - no dead led filling in my legs. I started conservatively, and let one woman in the first lane pass me in the first 100. But with 120 to go I pulled up to her and went by in the last 100, and I had a strong finish.
After about 20 min. there was 1500m. I did poorly there, only doing 6:06. First 300m was 1:13, then 400 in about 1:38 (I pushed stop instead of lap and realized it only ~5 sec. later), next 400 in 1:42 and the last 400 in 1:31. I don't know how to race 1500, and I was too comfortable the first 1100, running almost the same pace as 3000m. 3 of the women I beat in 400m passed me (by a LOT) in 1500m. One, in particular, ran 5:37, and did only 1:19.
So, clearly, speed is not my problem. Looks like I still have weak aerobic capacity. With this kind of 400m speed I should be able to run 5:40 in 1500, but I'm nowhere close. Lots of room for improvement. | 