On Sunday, I ran the Tucson 5000. It was about 75 degrees at the start of the race. By the end it felt like it was in the 80s. I started slower, like Dave told me to. It was kind of fun to watch the sea of people woosh past me, and then to zig-zag through them about a half a mile later. But, unfortunately, I ran too slow. The race felt really hard and I did my absolute best, pushing all the way, but I just didn't have it in me. I finished in 28:11....the heat, the long day before, and a little dehydration took their toll on me. I was really disappointed. I should have at least run closer to 27:00. Hopefully, I'll do better in June.

I took Monday and Tuesday off....due to exhaustion. I hit the track tonight but only did ok. Here's our workout: (I didn't keep track of rest times because I forgot my watch.)

200 (200 rest) :58

400 (200 rest) 1:56

800 (400 rest) 4:06

1200 (600 rest) 6:11

200 (200 rest) :52?

400 (200 rest) 1:59

800 4:05

(jogged 2200)

I also need to set goals for this week and report on last week, so here goes:

Week 22: 12 miles

Mon: off

Tues: 5 miles

Wed: skipped speed work because of knee

Thurs: no run, family obligations

Fri: no run, travel

Sat: 4 miles (border patrol and drunk driver morning)

Sun: 5k race in Tucson

Goal for Week 23:

Mon: off, travel

Tues: off

Wed: Track (5 miles)

Thurs: 5 miles

Fri: off

Sat: 5 miles

Sun: 5 miles

I'm hanging in there. Hopefully things will pick up over the next two weeks.