I’ve really enjoyed Masters racing over the past couple of years, so I was excited to hit the track again for the mile at the Yeoman Fieldhouse at UH. Coming into the race, I felt strong—training had been solid and consistent, and I was ready to see what I could do.
I had a good warm-up: a couple of miles of jogging, some strides, dynamic stretches, and 4 x 150m ramp-ups to 4:50 pace to get the legs firing.
Race Plan & Execution
They ran the mile in two heats, and I was in the second. My goal was to go out at 4:58 pace, hold that through 1009m, and then kick it up a notch.
Once I started hearing my splits, I knew I was just a touch off pace—but I didn’t panic. At 809m, I still felt in control and started gradually picking it up.
Navigating Traffic & The Final Push
I was getting back on track when I hit lapped traffic, which forced me to run most of the penultimate lap in Lane 2—this ended up being my slowest lap.
Despite that, I closed strong, crossing the line in 5:01.46—a Masters PR! That’s 2.5 seconds faster than 2023, and I’ll take it!
Splits:
38, 38, 38, 38, 37, 36, 39, 37
On to Gainesville!
Congrats to all the other Masters competitors—great racing all around! Looking forward to seeing everyone in Gainesville in March!
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