June 12, Sunday

After five weeks of training in the pool to protect a sore knee,  I approached this 800m trial with apprehension.  I was fairly confident that the water work had maintained my aerobic conditioning to a significant level.  It also seemed that the leg work that I did in the pool was demanding on my muscles.  I had no idea what effect five weeks of absence of impact  would have  my leg structure.  Would  my legs even carry my body twice around d the track?    So, I created an optimistic goal of running 3:30 for this 800m trial with no basis at all support that goal.

The plan was to run a careful first 400m  with the hope of hitting near 1:45.  The timer read 1:43 as I completed the lap, and I was still upright. So, I tentatively pushed the pace each 100m going forward and finished in a very satisfying 3:27.4. 😅   Everything seemed to be intact and my knee did not hurt afterward.  All in all, it was a satisfying trial and a confidence builder for my 800m relay leg on July 2nd.

Trainingwise I plan to alternate track and pool running for the next three weeks as long as my knee holds up.

Stats have remained steady and sound during this non-traditional training  period.