2017: 2017 was supposed to be "Year of the 5K" after my post-partum Chicago Marathon in 2016, but I PRed early and decided to focus on the mile for the rest of the year instead. This was my very first time through Miler Method, and I had the support of Coach Nick Willis and my "Miler Method Bootcamper Crew". I wanted at 6:00 mile, and did whatever I could on my speedwork splits to get there... but it wasn't enough. In the end, I had a very disappointing 6:19 West End Mile.
2018: After failing to get the mile time I wanted in 2017, I tore my plantar fascia, and was grounded for several months. The second time through Miler Method, I wasn't gunning for a PR-- just trying to use the program as a way to get back to where I'd been before the injury. This training ended with a successful 6:31.
2020: After a good 5K in the beginning of the year, I decided to try for another hard mile. I gave myself a few weeks between the 5K and mile training, and focused on my nutrition + strength training through Beachbody-on-Demand. Then COVID-19 happened, and life went crazy. My goal race (Atlanta Road Mile, 6/20/20) was cancelled, but I roped a teammate into training for the mile "with" me, and we set our sights on doing our own time trial "races" in late July (which'll be about 1yr post-partum for me).
* run in a parking lot, without distance marking-- likely long
Fascinating, isn't it?
Looking forward to seeing how it all shakes out next Saturday, but I also feel really similar to how I felt before Chicago:
No matter what happens, this training cycle has been a success.
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