Just a Rookie: Go Time Round 2

Sorry for the delay in getting this post up, but I've been pretty busy this past week getting caught up after the trip. Anyways, the race went really well on Friday (The Saturday meet was cancelled, so I didn't run the 800). Once again, there was no problem getting into a groove to try and get after a fast time. Perfect weather, perfect pacing, and it ended with a 4:00.06 for me. In my last post, I made it pretty clear that I was fit and ready for a 1500 PB, but after the 1500 it was pretty apparent that I'm not quite sharp enough to beat 3:58.25 YET. I got a little caught up in how well things were rolling that I sort of forgot that it was still the first week of what I hope will be a very long season.

I took a look back to my 1500 season openers in my past two years and realized that it always took at least a few races to get into the 4:05 range each year. Those years ended with a 3:58, so that really put things in perspective. Another way to look at this race is that I was almost exactly the same time that I ran at my final 1500 last year. So to start where I left off last year is pretty exciting. About 10 days from now, I'll be racing again at Willamette in Oregon. I think it will be a 1500, which will be really exciting to get another crack at it. A few pics from California below, you can click them for a larger image.