A clear disappointment, from the very start. There were more than ten guys going like rockets ahead of me. My legs didn’t move like I’d have wanted. I just didn’t have any kick like in the last 10K race three weeks ago. Anyway, took positions one by one and after maybe 1.5 miles I was third and alone, just running in the dark with no target. Two guys in the front were way more than 100 meters ahead and going fast. There were no mile markers. My pace was probably quite even. I couldn’t produce any sprint in the end. Not good.
While it was not what I wanted, the result was not a huge surprise. On Wednesday tried to “tune up” on track. Two times 1000m in 3.06 and 3.08. Target was to close in towards three minutes but was quite far from it and faded in the second. Then 400m in 68 secs and 200m in 30 secs full speed. I have clear problems in faster running right now.
What next? Driving home I was thinking I’m not going to race five and ten K on the road again until I can significantly drop my 2k and mile averages at the local sand track. I should also get back to trail races and maybe find a half marathon to try.