The Decision

No, it’s not bad or anything.   For some reason (maybe because the altitude), it took me forever to get acclimated to running up here again (I got here in the middle of March).  This past week I’ve finally gotten into the swing of things.  I do a time trail tomorrow hopefully, but later today I have to go get my foot checked. I think it’s just an adjustment issue and the bone in my foot needs to be manipulated.  However, I can tell  if I do not do something this could become a big problem as it’s keeping me from running today.   I guess I could run on it, but it’s not worth it.

The other good news is that the Bosnian girl here who runs the 800m/400m went to NYC to see a doctor about her knee and she should be training hard by the end of this year…which means I have a very good training partner and we both get a long very well.  Her coach, Usari (a fantastic Morrocan distance runner, who ran college here), is coming back to Co Springs today with his friend Khalid Khannouchi (World Record marathoner).   It’s nice to have supportive, friendly people around that I LIKE.

Because it’s taken me so long to get myself together and I’ve missed loads of races (March-April is a good track racing time), I’ve decided to train really hard for the next few weeks here ( REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HARD) and then open up in Indianapolis at this twilight series.  There will be 3 races, a few days apart and I will qualify for USAs there, which will be days away.

I still have no idea how the altitude is going to play out.  This year is really a learning year. I do not know my body yet as far as how I react when going back down and how many days (etc) I will need to adjust and run a fast 800m.  It may be I need a week, not just a few days, at a lower elevation.

Because I don’t know these factors, I plan on racing this entire summer because I have a hunch that I will have a serious breakthrough sometime this season if I do keep racing.  I must race and keep training this entire summer until late into the track season.

That’s the plan.  This is my comeback.