My teammate Kathy won the 5k for the second year in a row! Woot!
My other teammates twin, kicked booty at the 10k and came in 2nd! Woot!
I on the other hand, fell apart. I:
- Went out too fast.
- Had a couple of drinks the night before the race. I try to stay away from any alcohol the week before my races, and lately it's only been about every two weeks. But we were cleaning the house all day, we ran into friends at the place we were dining and I just wanted to relax.
- I was on my feet all day Saturday cleaning the house (it was really dirty and it was the big SPRING cleaning).
- As part of the spring cleaning, I mopped the tile in the bathroom and then walked right back into the room, completely forgetting that I had just mopped it. Wound up doing a Scooby-Doo and landed on my hip. I thought I had twisted my knee, but that wound up being okay, my hip, calf and back have been bothering me since. My back really started bothering me during the race and when I ran to my dad's to change shoes, I bent over and could really feel it.
- It was hot. 66* at the start and I am just not acclimated to the heat.
- I wore my HR monitor instead of my garmin, I was pretty sure I would be at ease on that course, but that was a mistake. I should have worn the garmin to insure I didn't go out too fast.
- I wore my Brooks T7's and I'm still not sure for this distance they were the best, but there were so many other factors that I can't say I don't like them for this distance.
That's it. It just wasn't a good race for me, clearly I'm not in as good as shape as I thought going into the frenzy I would be, but this race was no good through no fault but my own.
Next week is the Cascades 10k. I will wear my Garmin. I will not drink. I will see my chiro and try not to fall down during the week. I will wear my 890's as a test race for the 1/2. I will hope for cooler weather or a smarter start. I will learn from my mistakes. My only goal is to run a smarter race.
That's all.
Dash out.
It's okay Dash, next time.
Next week is the Cascades 10k. I will wear my Garmin. I will not drink. I will see my chiro and try not to fall down during the week. I will wear my 890's as a test race for the 1/2. I will hope for cooler weather or a smarter start. I will learn from my mistakes. My only goal is to run a smarter race.
That's all.
Dash out.
It's okay Dash, next time.
"My only goal is to run a smarter race."
ReplyDeleteActually, I think that's the best goal of all. I figure that you just try to run the smartest race you can on any given day; if you can say you did that, then the race was a success.
We all have days where the humidity is high or we just don't feel right, but if you can say you did the best you could on that day, then that's a good race.
You really did look good when I saw you! I had stopped a few minutes before to fix something on my bike. If that hadn't happened, I would have missed you entirely. Take that good karma, rapture.
ReplyDeleteI think I must've hoped for rapture yesterday! ;)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Cris. And don't let the humidity make you question your fitness level! Good luck on your next one.
ReplyDeleteIt's ok...sometimes it's not your day. Not a measure of your fitness, in my mind, with all that you dealt with. And the heat/humidity--came out of nowhere, really, so you can't be acclimated yet. Next time will be better!
ReplyDeleteGreat picture. Sorry it wasn't the race you wanted. I am sure you WILL do better next time.
ReplyDeleteThe heat this weekend totally shocked me! I mean I know it is May in DC, but it was much hotter this weekend than it had been. I can imagine by next weekend you will be better adjusted to it.
ReplyDeleteThe heat this weekend was tough and it always takes longer to adjust than I think it should. Perhaps the best part about this frenzy is that you have another chance next week to fix a few things and try again!
ReplyDeleteThat doesn't sound like out of shape, it just sounds like bad conditions/bad race. Get 'em next week, tiger!
ReplyDeleteYou will be just fine. I think if you cut out the drinks the night before, almost everything else will take care of itself. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteIt happens. Luckily that wasn't the last 10k on the face of the planet. You will redeem yourself. If they were all good then they wouldn't be fun anyway. For the record, Dash is so frigging cute. I saw her "twin" during my Saturday run and it put a smile on my face.
ReplyDeleteGlad you have another race to redeem yourself! I am loving the pic of you and DASH!!!
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