Christmas tradition

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terrible roads but good company

yearly update on the state of quantum computing run

should have retired from XC after getting hard carried at junior nationals to the team gold back when i was 18... pretty disappointing to get whupped at a local fun run, but the a grindy back loaded trail 10k does not really play to my strengths as a self-identified miler.

first half was pretty decent - fell into what felt like a very sustainable HM pace in preparation for the hills at the end. kind of annoying that already a mile in the leaders of the 10k had to dodge through the 1M/5K race - not sure how well thought out that was. got a bit of a side stitch on the long downhill on Central which was kind of expected, but felt OK going in to the Chaparral... only to promptly get dropped pretty hard. as always, changing up my stride dramatically to run uphill throws me, and my calves started cramping up which is a death knell if they brick completely. had to back off a lot, but at that point the game was kind of over. kind of frustrating because cardio wise I wasn't really stressed at all (lol look at the low HR), felt like 90% threshold would on the bike, but the legs just said "lol no". wish i was able to better express my bike fitness while running, but i still have another week to try to translate it to the road. wanted to drop out but given my #1 goal was just to finish i stuck in it. technically ended up beating my conservative time goal - if this was a flat 10k and I was 40s off Matt Lenehan I'd be pretty happy - but a pretty bad result overall. no shade on the guys that beat me though - even on a good day I'd have been hard pressed to beat the eventual winner this far along in the decline of my running "career".

despite the disappointing finish, overall im slightly optimistic for B2B. the hill there is like 3-4 minutes instead of 2x5-7 minute behemoths back to back, and it will all be on pavement which i think will be a pretty big boon (2nd time wearing the moonboots and i felt like i was twisting my ankle every few steps on the rutted trails. also, heretical to say it, but i dont think the BB socks are optimal for running - too much cushioning for my tastes which makes it hard to get a feel for the road. nice to have them get recognized at a running race, but i think ill probably wear something thinner next week). i think my goal of 3:25-3:30/km for next week is achievable (grade adjusted pace was supposedly 3:24/km today and it felt like a pretty big under performance) and respectable after not racing in 5 years. this was the longest race time-wise ive ever run, and I think after this the most i'll be willing to come out of retirement for is at 15-16' 5k. i think the 32-33' 10km i tempoed as a workout on the flat Marin course purely off bike fitness in 2017 is still within reach, but i really dont like this distance

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