Regionals - Washington Park
7:00am
When I woke up this morning, I felt great. We all had a plan that we were supposed to follow. I got some food in me and got some last min hydration. I got my bib and clothes laid out on the floor, and mentally prepred for the race.
9:00am
We arrived at the course and checked in. I was nervous as hell, but also knew that I was as fit as I could be. We began to warm up and tried to stay warm in the 27 degree weather. I had my last min good luck text from friends and family. I looked at the competition and started playing out the race in my head.
10:30am Race Time.
I toed the line and waited for the starter to shoot the gun. When the gun fired I got out at good pace. I came through the mile a little quick at 5:06. I knew I got out a little quick, so I pulled back a little bit. My plan went out the window when our #3 runner fell back before the 2 mile mark. I knew that our only chance at qualifying was if I had the race of my life. I moved up to the top 45 and tried to hang on. I felt ok coming through 6k and knew if i could hang on that i would pull up our average quite a bit. Around the 8k mark is when the combo of the conditions and altitude caught up to me. I blew up and fell back almost 32 positions in by the end of the race. Its a terrible feeling falling off that hard, and yes i felt like shit letting down my team like that. I felt like I ruined our season. It wasn't just me looking back at it, but when I ran that bad I cant stop thinking about it. I am so proud of my team for the things we accomplished to this point. I wish that we could have made it as a team, but I know that this wont define us. The shortcomings aren't going to break us, because we are strong. We will make the best out of a bad performance. I know that next year, we will all be thinking about this day. We are going to come back stronger than ever. On to indoor season now.
11:30pm
We returned home to WT and we are all a little disappointed, but sometimes disappointment is the best motivation. Ready for the disappointments we face in the future, because it is going to feel so much better when we have success.
When I woke up this morning, I felt great. We all had a plan that we were supposed to follow. I got some food in me and got some last min hydration. I got my bib and clothes laid out on the floor, and mentally prepred for the race.
9:00am
We arrived at the course and checked in. I was nervous as hell, but also knew that I was as fit as I could be. We began to warm up and tried to stay warm in the 27 degree weather. I had my last min good luck text from friends and family. I looked at the competition and started playing out the race in my head.
10:30am Race Time.
I toed the line and waited for the starter to shoot the gun. When the gun fired I got out at good pace. I came through the mile a little quick at 5:06. I knew I got out a little quick, so I pulled back a little bit. My plan went out the window when our #3 runner fell back before the 2 mile mark. I knew that our only chance at qualifying was if I had the race of my life. I moved up to the top 45 and tried to hang on. I felt ok coming through 6k and knew if i could hang on that i would pull up our average quite a bit. Around the 8k mark is when the combo of the conditions and altitude caught up to me. I blew up and fell back almost 32 positions in by the end of the race. Its a terrible feeling falling off that hard, and yes i felt like shit letting down my team like that. I felt like I ruined our season. It wasn't just me looking back at it, but when I ran that bad I cant stop thinking about it. I am so proud of my team for the things we accomplished to this point. I wish that we could have made it as a team, but I know that this wont define us. The shortcomings aren't going to break us, because we are strong. We will make the best out of a bad performance. I know that next year, we will all be thinking about this day. We are going to come back stronger than ever. On to indoor season now.
11:30pm
We returned home to WT and we are all a little disappointed, but sometimes disappointment is the best motivation. Ready for the disappointments we face in the future, because it is going to feel so much better when we have success.
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