Wind in the face

I ran the Run with the Vikings 5K this morning, posting a 27:41 — slower than I’d, but still better than my goal given my recent training inconsistencies.

The race course is pretty decent, along local streets in the Fresh Impressions development, but the wind was brutal. I pushed too hard to start, burning myself out with an eight-minute opening mile and progressively slower splits the rest of the way. The last half mile was like pushing a blocking sled, wind in the face making it impossible to find anything left for a big kick.

I guess more training is in order.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet