Monday, April 24, 2017

Penn Relays - 30 years ago

04-23-1987:  Conditions were perfect at Penn Relays where I ran to an 11th place 29:25.  Bob Hodge took third place running 28:29.  My splits were: 4:39/9:21/14:00/18:42/23:30/28:17.  The 29:25 broke my school record from 1985.  It would stand for 26 years, before being smashed by Jeff Veiga who ran 29:07.76 in 2013.
 
From Bob Hodge’s blog:  The plantar fascia was bothersome particularly in the heal area. As I warmed up for my race at Penn, I was limping through my strides until my heal warmed/numbed up sufficiently. In those days the track at Penn was hard and a 10k in spikes was tough on the feet and lower legs.  When the gun sounded a large field sprinted out. As the runners on the outside broke from the stagger they slowed as no one seemed willing to take the lead. I took it and led nearly the entire race. I was passed in the last 200m by JP Nadyasanga of Belgium, but nearly caught him back in the straight just before Troy Billings got by me on the other side. I was third and very pleased with my race, my second fastest 10k.
 
Hodgie’s training diary from that week:
20
6m run p.m.
38:31
21
7m run a.m.
45:38
2m strides
8x200m 30
2m run
22
7m run a.m.
45:20
4m run p.m.
27:20
23
Penn. Relays
5m run a.m.
32:50
3m strides
10k 28:29.3
9:03,14:11
2m run
24
8m run p.m.
52:15
25
nothing
26 57
5m run p.m.
34:34
 
My training log from the same week:
20
8m in the morn alone
21
1m warm-up then Apple Orchard 8
22
5m in morn in 32 min. 8 hour van ride then 3 fast at night in Phillie
23
Penn. Relays
3 warm-up, 1 mile of strides, 2 warm-down.
29:25 (439/442/439/442/448/447)
24
7m easy
25
Shedd Park 8 in 55 min.
26
Pink Church 10 in 65
 

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