Hot Rodders and 1/2 Marathon Training - Day 22

Ok, so we made it to the drag strip Sunday night. The local 1/8th mile stip has "Fun-n-Grudge" racing on Sunday nights, so my friend with the 2010 SS Camaro and I (with my 2002 Z28) headed to the track. It was the first time either of us had been so there were some nerves involved... but a lot more fun involved!!! We got to beat on our cars a little bit, do it legally, and more importantly find out who had the faster car ;-) Seriously though... it was all in good fun and we're still friends :-)




As far as the training... what is it with these short runs following the long ones being a reality check! Today was a mile and a half. The pace felt quicker than Sunday, but not excessively so. I tried to maintain the quicker pace but keep it in check slightly to save some. I only slowed up after a little over a mile, but that was only for about an 1/8th or so. I picked it up at the end for about twice the distance I usually do. I expected a sub-10min mile, but when all was said and done I was surprised to see a time of 15min 36sec (or a 10min 24sec mile)... hmmm... Thinking afterwards about what could've caused me to feel like it was faster when it really wasn't: sleep (less than 7hrs the last 2 nights in a row), nutrition maybe (haven't been keeping track of it too much), I just stink at running and really don't know what I'm doing (I think we've found our answer!)