chase a guy, any guy!!

OK-after tonite's workout, I am forbidden from running after guys in the first repeat of any workout. And here's why...

Repeat number	Time	Pace	Comment
1	3:28	6:56	wowza!! was this really a half-mile?
2	3:42	7:24	ok-that seems more realistic
3	3:45	7:30	still on target...
4	3:50	7:40	i'm paying for that first repeat.
5	3:39	7:18	last one...give it all you got!

For reference sake-the workout was 5 x a half-mile...target around 7:30ish pace. What happened in the first repeat? Well-everyone started at once...and I think some of the faster runners "sucked me in" for at least the first minute...and well, it just happened that most of them were guys, so it probably looked like I was chasing the guys :-p I looked at my watch at the end of that repeat and was in disbelief-and hoped it wouldn't bite me in the a$$ later...and as you see, it did for repeat #4...

But-on the other hand, that was the first time ever that I have ever done a half-mile in a workout at a sub-7 pace...and I was still able to kick it in at the end so not all was lost.

But honestly-it wouldn't have been the first time i'd be "chasing guys" in the first repeat :) I remember one or two Tuesday morning workouts with the 6 am crew, where I was clearly letting the guys pull me along, and the group leader even had to warn me to pull back. I guess some things will never change!! :-)

And today was the maiden voyage for my brand-spankin new DS-Trainer 13s...were sitting patiently in the box for 3 1/2 months and finally got used today!! And I like em. I like em a lot. :-) Asics has been forgiven for messing up on the DS-Trainer 12s. Hey who knows, it could've been the shoes today as well...