Spring Racing Season

This Saturday I will begin my racing career with ETA Coach. I, well technically my alias Remy LaBouche, will be racing the Adrenaline 5k in Haddonfield, NJ. Many of my Breakneck Track Club teammates will be racing as well and we'll have a pretty good turnout. I've done this race the last couple years and it always attracts many fast runners.

In the last couple weeks, I've had a couple workouts. The workouts have not been difficult and the hardest part is to hold back and only hit the times listed. I've joked with friends and Coach Jason that my workout times are at little girl pace. I've done a combination of short intervals, which feel like long striders, and some threshold 1200s. I've really liked the threshold work because the rest is short and the workout is done quicker. I'm not a fan of just standing or jogging around waiting for the next interval.

I know that the purpose of these workouts are mainly to build up strength and have a solid base for the rest of my racing season. Right now the plan is to race occasionally once every month or so to gauge the progression of my fitness and then eventually be in shape for the summer racing season. Since I'm nowhere close to being in good shape, I have low to no expectations for the race this weekend. I will also be participating in the Phillies 5k on Saturday March 26th, but I will most likely be running the race as a workout.