directions_run Run • Oct. 15, 2024, 12:40 a.m.

FINALLY ran SUB 12 but with mediocre execution. My 1st mile was pretty good (5:57), I stayed ~20m behind Nate throughout. Unsurprisingly, laps 5 and 6 were my weakest. I was definitely too worried about the final lap and a minor stomach cramp I was having. By lap 7, I saw Nate and Momin ~50m ahead. Instead of slowly catching up to them, I saved all my energy for the last lap when I passed them. I am surprised at how even my mile splits were (5:57, 5:56) but definitely need to work on laps 5 and 7. I have not run the 3200m in a while and also did not have any sort of strategy before the race (apart from running sub 12). 10 minutes after, I ran another mile in 6:08 which went just about the same as the 3200m (started slow, save too much energy by the end). At least I have more information about how conference will go.