Turn The Beat Around

By this point, I know that any back issues that I may encounter will only be of the temporary fashion. On Monday of the past week I figured I would not be able to attempt Green Bay, but this morning I had a good workout, and the back pain has subsided to a dull ache.

I took Thursday off from running because of the TC 1 Mile. Not because I was racing, but because I am a volunteer for the TC 1 Mile committee/division. Having been in event planning meeting, and city planning meetings for the past few months, I was anxious for race day to arrive. I began my day at the TCM offices at 8am, picking up supplies for the race. From there we attended the elite athlete press conference, well sort of...it was completely crowded in the press room, so I sat with a few other people in a nearby nook to drink coffee and chat. After the press conference we picked up more supplies, and then began the set-up. While it is a cool thing to say that you have driven a 16 foot truck on Nicollet Mall, it is logistically a nightmare. The bus and taxi traffic at 5pm on that street is ridiculous. After we set-up the course we rushed to finish up last second things that popped up, and then I was at my intersection for the rest of the night...Nicollet and 5th, which happens to be where the light rail crosses Nicollet. And let me tell you how much fun it is to see a race starting two blocks away, and then seeing a stationary train that was two blocks away, move towards the intersection. But in the end everything worked out, and the TC 1 Mile was a great event, and that is because there are some great people that make it happen.

As far as running since the TC 1 Mile on Thursday...I ran 12 miles on Friday evening with a mile of 1 block on/1 block off. Today I ran a 6x3-minutes on/2 minutes off workout. I wanted to run fast, but run relaxed, and I was happy to get through the first 1/2 mile of the 3 minute on in 2:25ish, and then to get through the first 1/2 mile of the sixth 3 minute on in under 2:25, and it felt relaxed. Then I ran an easy 8 miles this evening...just to make up for missing Thursday.

Looking forward to a long run at Willow River tomorrow morning. Should be fun.

Song of the Day: Sad Sad City - Ghostland Observatory