PM: I woke up this morning disappointed that I did not do a workout yesterday. I knew I wanted to and it would help my confidence, but I just bailed on it simply so I could run with my friends. Today I started feeling some anxieties about my race on Saturday as the doubt began creeping in: my speedwork has been specific, but not a long enough cycle. I missed Friday speed and yesterday, as well as skipped two runs (one being a long run with effort). Overall, my confidence was diminished because of this. Anyway, I decided to do workout tonight to make up for it. It will be interesting to see if it negatively affects me for Saturday and Sunday for both of my races.
Workout-10x100m striders, fully recover jogging, 1x12:00 at 5:00/mile. I nailed the splits (2.4 miles total for the 12:00 interval).
The workout certainly felt like I was working- but I was working effortlessly. My breathing was controlled and form held strong. this really helps my confidence for the weekend. I was worried about my calf, but it was a non-issue. I did not feel great entering into the final interval, but that proved to be all in my mind.
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