photo source: http://www.shortarmguy.com/emailsjan05.htmFirst, I forgot to pack my sports bra which really sucked, but we opted for a route through the woods so as to not scare other runners. Second, I forgot body glide - uggg. Third, having forgotten those 2 important things, I didn't even bother to put on my toe socks. Fourth, we might have not warmed up properly, but my left leg felt sooooo tight (like a sausage that was overly stuffed in a casing) - ODD! It got worse and so we cut our 4 miler short to only 2.5 miles - Pathetic! Surely C" is going to soon vote me off the island because I'm the weakest link. Needless to say, I'm really scared I'll not get a PR at the Rat Race on Sunday and more importantly, I'm afraid I'm going to fly all the way to Florida in November only to have to walk a HUGE amount of the Women's Half Marathon (how badly would that suck!!!!) I know that some runs are better than others, but I have to get some higher miles under my belt PDQ.
Sorry you had a bad run! Don't worry too much - I've had plenty of bad runs and always managed to do well in the races (except for the 3RRC 12K when I was sick). You always come out stronger after. Rest up and rock the Rat Race!
ReplyDeleteEveryone has bad run days. At least you did it. I, however, did not. So I am now the weakest link. I am already off the island. THINK POSITIVE. YOu always do better at the event, because you like the socialness. "L"
ReplyDelete