Training Log: fossil

Track Day with kids' school. Ran the 1 mile with Hannah. 45F, windy, and a little bit of drizzle. Not the greatest track weather.

Teacher finally looked up the (K-8) school girls' record and found out it was 7:07, set a long long time ago. Last year Hannah ran 7:10, so we thought she might get it this year.

She wanted me to pace her for 7:00. I thought that was doable even though I haven't been able to run much in the past year due to injuries. In better weather I might have done so but I didn't have it today in the wind. On the other hand she hasn't run as much this year as she did last year and she didn't have it either. She has 1 more year to get it. If we both run more this year and next spring it should be a slam-dunk.

Nathan wanted me to not run with him this year. He ran 8:03 last year -- also a windy day but not as cold or wet -- with me trying to pace him but him paying too much attention to a classmate who was not running a steady pace at all. He ran 8:05 this year without a pacer, and with the wind blowing the opposite direction, thus headwind on the backstretch instead of the front stretch.

Richard was in the same heat and was trying for 6:00. His brother, Theo, was pacing him and they ended up something like 6:23. It was tough in the wind. Last year he was about 7:12, with Hannah just edging him out but not in the same heat. He has been training with the Groton track team this year and it shows. Good improvement for him in his last year at CLCS. Hopefully the lesson that training pays off is not lost.

Plantations - 2 double-laps
lap times: 20:32, 20:13

Plantations - 2 double-laps
lap times: 25:04, 24:33

Plantations - 2 double-laps
lap times: 20:38, 19:55

Plantations - 2 double-laps
lap times: 23:54, 24:04