I like this quote from the incomparable Emil Zatopek.

“Track and field is not like ice skating. It is not necessary to smile and make a wonderful impression on the judges.”

May 12, Tuesday – Rest and walk after a hard, speed day.

May 13, Wednesday  – 5 Progressive miles on the Jackson roads in 56 minutes. 12:30, 11:55, 1138, 10:24, 10:16. Felt strong today.

May  14, Thursday  – 10 miles on the bike  About 5 with my friend, George, very pleasant! 1 hour

May 15, Friday – Today was another pretty good day.  I ran 20 speed segments quite fast on the grass with my new, Kayano 26 running shoes. Each segment is 135 meters. The fastest runs were close to 6 minutes per mile pace. With a warm-up and cool-down the day covered 3 miles in about 50 minutes.

May 16, Saturday  –   Today was an easy day on sore legs. Only two miles with a few weak attempts to pick up the pace that didn’t last very long.

May 17, Sunday –  Today I was determined to try a time trial on the cinders. The original intent was to go for an 800m trial, but I kind of punked out and settled for a 400m.  The goal was to run at 6 minute pace which means I would have to run 1:30 for 400m. I did an extensive one mile warm-up consisting of six increasingly longer strides. I approached this first 400m with trepidation but was able to hold a decent pace and finish in 1:31. I thought maybe being more warmed up I could do a second one faster. After a 400m walk and stretching my calf muscles, I ran a 1:29.  I am satisfied with those efforts but definitely can feel the need to do some mid-distance repetition workouts.  4 miles in total

Stats-  all are holding steady in positive range