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 Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Two good track workouts this week: Sunday I went to Greater Philly track practice and ran 6 400 meters, 2 minute rests between:

1st: 1:25, 2nd: 1:21, 3rd: 1:21, 4th: 1:23, 5th: 1:23, 6th: 1:21.... Good showing of teammates, even though it rained on us for about half of the splits. My right hammy still slightly tight. But other than that, I could run!

Today, I drove out to Ursinus College to meet Alison and Lorraine. We had a great workout: 1 200, 2 300s, 4 400s, and 2 more 200s. 2 and a half minute rests between.

The times looked like this: 200, 40 sec.; 300s both at 60 seconds; the 4 400s came in at 80, 79, 83, 77; the last two 200s came in at 33 and 34 seconds. Beautiful morning. Felt great on the track. Right hammy less tight than on Sunday. Have been keeping up with free weights, Pilates (reformer and mat), and PT leg exercises. Also been doing red light therapy and hot baths. This Friday I will go to Penn and do the 800 meter workout that I did last Friday, only faster (I hope!); track practice again on Sunday. 

Here is a pic of me at the finish line of the Final at Worlds--oh the agony! But as previously mentioned, I did NOT re-injury my hammy, I had a Baker's cyst that burst at the top of the last curve. Very painful, but at least they heal relatively quickly!



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