Went to my club championship 1 mile race (on the track). Based on my 3K time last week, the calculator predicted 6:50 mile, and that's what I was expecting. However, it went a little better than that. Maybe I had some training effect from the 3K, I don't know. I went into the slower heat and was able to keep contact with other girls the entire way, finishing fourth in the end. My quarter splits were 1:40, 1:41, 1:45 and 1:37, overall time 6:44. It felt very hard, but not as excruciating as the 3K. And now, a day later, I am not sore at all, which is rather strange for me. Last year my time in this race was 6:28, but all things considered, I'm happy with my time.
I decided not to do the 5K on Thursday - it's supposed to be a hot day (for London, at least - around 80F), and I know that I will not get time better than 23:20. I also need to be home before 10PM since Lisa is leaving for US Friday morning, so I want to make sure she packs everything and is ready. 3K and 1K gave me enough of a feedback about my current level, and I can use these times to gauge my training paces.
Instead, I will go to a track meet on Saturday (my club is asking for more people to fill all events) and then on Sunday, there is a 10K in Regents Park - right in my own backyard. It is so close and so convenient to get to, I can't miss it. I don't think I will truly race it, but I'm planning to use it as a tempo run. I will try to run first 5K at aerobic threshold, and the last 5K as lactate threshold. It should be a good hard session, and with warmup and cooldown, hopefully give me a nice mileage. | 