At Last,At Last,At Last

They say timing is everything and following this mornings final 3x2mile repeats b4 a three week hiatus for races who am I to disagree?
Having began this repeat way back on July 2nd a week b4 Worlds w/ a less than flattering 11.08.4. 12.28.8. 12.26.1. I've tried to make inroads into improving things,a week after Worlds I went 11.21.2. 11.40.9. 11.46.2. and over the last five weeks since returning from Nationals I'm 11.57.5. 12.23.8. 12.10.3.
11.22.0. 11.24.6. 11.30.1.
11.03.07. 11.31.3. 11.15.5.
11.42.9. 11.55.9. 11.33.4.
11.05.8. 11.20.3. 11.49.7.
So there was nothing to suggest the kind of morning I was about to have when I arrived at Temple's track,I opted for a long sleeve shirt and three quarter length warm up bottoms as a dip in temps served as a reminder that Fall is officially only a week away.
There was a buzz around the campus as Temple Owls were about to play Penn State Lions at The Linc and maybe I caught some of that vibe,I did tell myself on my final approach to the track not to get hung up on the fact this was my last crack at 3x2miles till Oct 15th and just treat it like a regular repeat and w/ that it was off w/ the warm ups and down to business.

#1 repeat 1.19.2.1.22.4.1.24.1.1.23.4.1.22.6.1.22.21.20.6.1.13.6.-10.48.3.When I went through the opening mile in 5.29.2. I sensed a crack at my first sub 11 in 22 attempts having come close last week w/ 11.05.8. and 2 weeks prior w/ a 11.03.7.the question was how much of a drop off would there be on #2?.......

#2 repeat 1.20.9.1.24.0.1.23.4.1.24.2.1.23.2.1.24.01.22.9.1.11.7.-10.54.5.I felt a shade leg weary on my opening lap but surprised myself w/ a 1.20.9 opener and when I came through the mile only 3 seconds down on #1 I felt if I could just hang in there and keep my splits below 1.24 per lap I could go two for two,that accomplished could I do the unthinkable and get all three at sub 11??

#3 repeat 1.17.0.1.21.0.1.23.6.1.20.0.1.22.8.1.23.6.1.22.7.1.12.0.-10.43.4.Amazing,like waiting for a London bus you wait for ages for one to show up then three of the buggers show up together!!!
When I opened in 1.17.0 I felt something special was on tap.5.22.1 at the mile it was just a case of taking one lap at a time and staying in the now and keeping my focus which I was able to do,I remember notching my first ever set of 4 sub 5 min mile repeats back in 08 and this feels a lot like that.

There was no indication this performance was on the cards,after notching my first sub 11 on #1 I'd have been happy w/ that but when #2 followed suit I had to go for the set and it's small wonder I've been grinning like a Cheshire Cat for the remainder of the day.
Of course in typical Forde fashion I finally nail sub 11 2 mile repeats and now I don't get to do my next one for a month but if ever I was looking for a confidence booster heading into my upcoming race schedule this was it and it'll be interesting to see how the upcoming three races over a mile,5k and 5m xc prep me for my next crack at 3x2mile repeats.