Coach asked me to run my 800s in 3:30-3:35 each. It was a miss all the way around, but at least I was consistent.
Here is the interval times I achieved:
800m – 3:43
800m – 3:41
800m – 3:48
800m – 3:48
G0d only knows what is behind my inability to hit the target pace and live up to the expectations for today. Perhaps Coach is over estimating my abilities. It is likely that I *am* capable of hitting the target pace with adequate sleep (which I have NOT been getting), and a little fuel in my gas tank.
Not being able to hit the target pace was just another symptom of the sucky few days that I have been having. Regardless, I did my best and I’ll try just as hard next time. Nobody said that Boston Qualification was going to be easy. With about three months until race day, I have a lot of hard work to put in.