Believe to Achieve

Saucony 5s flats--- second time running in them.  Risky with PF but decided the track would be soft enough and I would run realy easy in them running to/from the track.  Got out the door at 630am.  Ran to the track 3 miles (incl. two laps around the track--8:38 AP)  The sprinklers inside the track were in FULL force but I thought - maybe I could out run them during my three mile time trial....HA!!!    They soaked me every lap-- LITERALLY.    Kind of put me out of race mode trying to not get drenched more and more.  My shoes were soaked too.  Oh well.  I did a lot better than the noonday time trial 1 1/2 weeks ago.  I was VERY tired getting up today with little sleep and the long run Saturday still affecting me along with SW Thursday.  I wanted an easy day but  I had to get this time trial done because  we were on our way to camping for two nights in Midway.   I was basically in no mood for speed but I am happy that I was 26 seconds faster than 12 days ago. I didn't look at my watch ONCE the entire time (I think I will look at it next time starting at lap 6 because I seem to struggle laps 8, 9, 10 and 11....progressively getting slower and ruining the outcome. Perhaps if  I see my slow time I will speed up?????  hopefully it doesn't back fire.   I  feel  I do better WITHOUT a watch.  I knew I was slowing. MENTAL for me.  I want energy for that last lap you know).  Okay enough griping.  Here are my splits-- 1:35, 1:36, 1:36, 1:36, 1:37, 1:38, 1:39, 1:40, 1:40, 1:41, 1:42, 1:37 (I didn't even pick it up here until the last 20 yards so obviously I have enough in the tank to push those other laps, I need a pacer.  I am nervous on the track thinking I might collapse.  HIGH SCHOOL TRACK TRAUMA once again.  I was sooooo bad at track in high school. VERY serious here.)  TIME for 3 miles 19:43!!!  : D.   6:34 AP.  MY GARMIN read my run at 3.06 miles --  6:26 AP.     Look how consistent those first several laps were.  HONESTLY if I ran this with ONE more rest day I could have done better.   I was very tired.   Cooled down with 4 miles to my house  --8:33 pace.    Liked the shoes on the track.  The road I had to run guarded with no suppor at all.  Foot/ankle in one piece.  Time to camp.