At 1:05PM this coming Saturday, a gun will go off on 5th Avenue at East 80th Street and I will run like hell. Around 1:09PM on that very same day, I will be gasping for air at 5th and 60th, having just finished running a mile as fast as I could, at least that’s what I’m hoping.
I am extremely excited for the coming weekend and the 5th Avenue Mile, I’ll be lining up against some of the world’s best, and trying to stick my nose out there amongst them. It is going to be a blast.
As previously mentioned, I will be looking to add some street racing cred to my repertoire. I once beat the 1-Train from 110th to 116th running along Broadway, so I see no reason as to why I wouldn’t beat a few human beings this weekend.
Training for the race has gone pretty well leading up to the race, and nothing really special has been done in preparation. But Coach and I did go out and do some fast running on the bike path that runs next to the Potomac this past Tuesday. Him on a bike and me on my feet running from cone to cone with intervals of 400, 400, then 800. Then Coach pulled the classic 4×200 after the workout when I was clearly a pretty tired guy. The workout wasn’t great, but it was definitely good, and I’ll be ready to go for the race.
In my non-runner, real person life I had a nice weekend of class. Went to the Georgetown Track Banquet as an alum and then my roommates and I hosted a white party on our rooftop patio. Only white clothing allowed, and the event was a complete success.
Anyone in New York next weekend, I will hopefully see you out there. Until next time…
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