All Black Team 18 time on feet (8:06, 7:41, 7:38, 7:40, 7:46, 7:55, 7:51, 8:05, 8:01, 7:57, 7:54, 8:03, 8:13, 8:58, 10:15, 9:20, 9:28, 9:07) I totally took this run for granted.. my pre run hydration the day before and this morning preceding the run was just horrible. I even had Cheeburger Cheeburger (huge burger, onion rings and a Butterfinger milkshake) last night for dinner. Big mistake in hindsight. I actually felt ok until mile 13 or so and then my right calf and hammy had slight cramps so I pretty much had to shut it down from there. The humidity was just horrible today!! Even one of the All Black coaches dropped out at a sag today... ive only seen that happen one time before. Shows us that we all indeed do have bad days. One of the things that separates the better runners from the pack is how they deal with adversity. I need to remember to take all my training runs seriously.. take nothing for granted. Truly how hard is it to sip on water and or gatorade the day before?? Doing simple things like that lead to successful races. I need to keep my mind in the game. Live and learn. Crash |