November 23
Manchester Road Race: 4.748mi, 25:01 (5:17/mi, 30th Overall): Well, OK. Not what I wanted, but a boatload of silver linings. Course PR by 29s, best place at Manchester by 9 and converts to an 8K PR. And, of course, The Church Bros swept Neal Hannan. Also, congrats to Chaypaw for his 2+ minute Manchester PR! This was the first time I'd ever focused on racing at Manchester. It's tough. The only normal mile is the first mile, the second is entirely uphill (not just half as I'd remembered) and the third is an almost-too-steep downhill so regaining any sense of rythym or pace is a huge mental effort over the final 1.748mi. Add cold wind and rain and the resulting leg-lock and...yeah. It's amazing anyone ever races well at Manchester. Splits: 4:53, 5:53, 5:08, 5:18, 3:49. Seeing 5:53 on my watch was very jarring mentally and I never really recovered. Next year...
November 22
4mi, 27:28, (6:52/mi): Salt Block. Ok pre-meet but legs felt pretty heavy, hopefully just from the flight. 4xaccel after.
November 21
Day Off.
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Turkey Day: run with Katie, the Lord Donald. Great run, about 7.5, perfect temperature, followed by teaching Katie's mom how to do abs on the ball. Awesome. Plus, ran into my mom's college roommate's son running around Como. Small world.
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