The District Qualifier is tomorrow. I did my last day of race prep this morning. I warmed up at the gym and did a very thorough stretch. Ran a few cool down laps and that is it for today. I feel pretty good, although my left buttock has been a little tight for a couple of weeks. Nothing bad, but I think the lactic will show up there first tomorrow.
The weather should be warm and sunny--which means dehydration issues. I will be drinking a lot of water today and working on some electrolytes as well. The running order for me is 100, 200, 50, 400. The 100 is right at 9:00 and then a small break before the 200. I am not that concerned about the 100, but want to run hard for the 200 to see if I have made any progress with the training this summer. The 50 is always crazy fast and what is left will be used on the 400.
My weight is stabilized at 194 pounds and that is as light as I have been in years. I have reduced my waist size by 2 inches and hopefully that is a permanent body change. I am curious to see if lighter is faster--only one way to really tell and that is a stop watch and some competition.
Once we get thru this race, the next thing for me is to experiment with the triple jump. I long jumped in high school and really had fun with it and won a lot. My left knee will not take the long jump take offs anymore, so I may be able to do the triple jump which appears to put a lot less stress on the knees. Who knows?
Hopefully the local stars can run tomorrow and we can have some fun and get everyone qualified for the State next season. Good luck to all.
The weather should be warm and sunny--which means dehydration issues. I will be drinking a lot of water today and working on some electrolytes as well. The running order for me is 100, 200, 50, 400. The 100 is right at 9:00 and then a small break before the 200. I am not that concerned about the 100, but want to run hard for the 200 to see if I have made any progress with the training this summer. The 50 is always crazy fast and what is left will be used on the 400.
My weight is stabilized at 194 pounds and that is as light as I have been in years. I have reduced my waist size by 2 inches and hopefully that is a permanent body change. I am curious to see if lighter is faster--only one way to really tell and that is a stop watch and some competition.
Once we get thru this race, the next thing for me is to experiment with the triple jump. I long jumped in high school and really had fun with it and won a lot. My left knee will not take the long jump take offs anymore, so I may be able to do the triple jump which appears to put a lot less stress on the knees. Who knows?
Hopefully the local stars can run tomorrow and we can have some fun and get everyone qualified for the State next season. Good luck to all.
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