I ran the 1500m at the Arizona State University Invite on Saturday and it went well. I wasn't going to open up my season until April 7th but training has been going well and I wanted to get a race in before the qualification window begins. My coach and I knew that this race was probably going to be tactical with no one really going for times yet, so despite my own urge to time trial it (NOT usually a good idea!), I was instructed to just use the race as an opportunity to practice my racing skills.
I'm glad I did, as it totally felt like a championship race: slow through the first 1000m with a nice wind up and then a kick to the finish. I was in the lead from the start but I didn't try to push the pace until the last 500m. We went through 800m in 2:23! Ahhh! Painfully slow but then, of course, the wind up begins... I won the race in 4:21.08 and I was happy that I was able to finish the last 300m in 47 seconds. Lots left in the tank. Good practice for Nationals. ;)
The next one will be on April 7th back at the ASU track once again.
Fantastic result Julia! Good for you and good boost for confidence going into Nationals.
ReplyDeleteYay Julia! I am sooo excited to follow your racing season this year! xoxo
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