Time To Race- part 2

It pretty much goes like this, if you don’t feel like doing it…don’t do it.  Friday I was walking to the track and it started snowing and I was totally thrown off.  I was getting ready to go do 150s and it was snowing sideways.  So I did what anyone would do in that position, I turned around, went to the grocery store and went home to cook a HUGE meal (because I was freezing and all of a sudden VERY hungry). 

 Apparently, I was freezing on Saturday as well.  This race was in Ft. Collins and I really could not get it together before the race. I actually thought about just scratching a few minutes before the race. I think I probably should of.  I’m not sure what I got out of racing yesterday (pretty much nothing as it was NO indication of my fitness level).   I guess it was just validation of the fact that when it doesn’t “feel” right, just save it for another day.  I got a sore throat that I was able to get rid of by sleeping 12 hrs last night.   The next time this happens during a racing day, I’m just not racing. The next time this happens during a training day, I’m going to the indoor track and still do hard  training. 

I had a friend who said, ” atleast you got out there and raced.”  I may of thought like this 10 years ago and these distance coaches love to say this shit (pardon the expressive language). They love to do this “be tough” lingo.  I’m obviously one tough broad and I am past the point of needing validation for this.  I’m here to do big things and I’m not interested in wearing myself thin and ragged.   I really need to start planning better and I’m apparently using this first year to learn this (all over again since my 5 year “timeout”). 

It was just too cold for me and with “girl-time-fatigue,” I should of just packed it up and gone back to the barn.  The good news is that no other negative consequence occured aside from me just getting pissy about running so crappy and spending the time/energy to go there.  There was one good bit of news: running a 62 first lap, was almost like walking.

I have no problems with running DIVAS.  Distance runners ALWAYS make fun of sprinters because of their “I ain’t running when it’s cold or rainy”  attitude.   I can train in crap conditions, but I totally understand NOT racing in these conditions. There’s NO POINT to it, unless there is a huge amount of money on the other side of the finish line.   This is not an issue about being “tough” like so many ”distance”  runners think it is. 

Going to do my taxes now …sweet.