View Workout (Corey Williams)
meeting
January 24, 2012 (Morning)
Exercise Type: Other
Comments:
no run today, but update on this weekend, and i feel like i need to vent a bit about running. so i might repeat some things, and run on with some thoughts a bit too.
coach didnt think there was a 3k at geneva, but turns out she was wrong. so she entered me into it, and when i went to have a meeting with her today, she said it was my choice to run it or not, and that she entered me just in case. i said i wanted to because i don't know if i'll get the chance to run another 3k, and actually don't want to pass up any opportunity to race, when they are possibly a very scarce resource, haha. i know i'm not in perfect shape yet, but i think i can run pretty well. my seed time is 9:18, which is actually faster than my pr, which is like 9:26, but i still think i should be able to run a bit faster than that. i'll see how i feel on saturday, i just don't know what to expect. this week last year I ran essentially my current pr in a 5k, but i've tried to be a bit more conservative. I'm pumped to race though. 3k is essentially the 3200, which was my bread and butter for all of high school. nearly an every meet event for me senior year. so i have loads of experience with this type of distance. getting real amped for the "real" race though, 5k at the cmu dual meet. I'll get my shot to race with ethan and chris wade on a track, when last year i never got that chance, even though i ran all my workouts with them. i'm feeling confident and ready for the season, and i want to get back to feeling good about my performances in races, not just workouts. we also talked about how things could play out for the whole season. apparently coach and rubin were having "exciting" talks about me, but that i'm almost in a similar position i was in last year, sitting on a bubble for most meets. so i just want to write it down so i know, that i have to earn my meets. and with that said, i WILL earn my spot. i don't know if i've ever been this motivated, and i'm going to make sure that i don't sit at home without a fight at every meet i got an opportunity at. my audition starts this week. and another one of my goals this weekend is to run with david. he went to outdoor conference last year, and he also really showed up this year in cross, and if i can race with him it will bode well in both lanese's and rubin's eyes. he's seeded at 9:05, so i don't think we'll be in the same heat, which sucks, but i'm going to do what i can, whether its racing before, and setting the bar for him, matching his time, or racing next to him. and wyatt is also racing the 3k, seeded at 9;12, so there's also a chance we're separated but more likely we're together. i've been ahead, or with him in all our workouts, and if in the same race, he's someone i know i can run with and hopefully beat. just a little healthy competition. i'm not afraid of taking anyone's "spot". i just want it known that i don't care what happened last season, whether you've been here for quite a few years, or just a couple, i plan on beating some people who probably think they're better than me. i just want to do really well, and i think this little vent session is helping me formulate a little plan. i still don't know paces, maybe they'll come to me after tomorrow's quicker workout, but i know that in my races this year i want to be able to push the "3rd lap" section. like in a mile, where my 3rd lap is traditionally shitty compared to everything else. i don't want that to happen. i want a smooth, relatively consistent pace. i know the last few laps will come to me, i just need to work on what will be laps 6-7-8 in this race. i would like to try and pull off a split with a range of being within 5 seconds of even pacing, either way, but hopefully negative. maybe i'll report some goal splits after tomorrow's workout.