i'm clean. showered and ready for the end of the race. i pulled out at 13.2 (maybe. maybe 13.15). my achilles had been burning for miles. it started at about 6 or 7 and then went away and then again at 9 or 10 and then was persistant after about 11. i'd thought i'd go til 15 but just felt right about stopping. it almost felt like it was spasming (is that a verb? or spelled in asomewhat recognizable form?). anyway, i felt fine as far as the running went. started out much faster than i meant. must have been the downhill pull. i was in 2nd place. the whole race and was within eye contact of the girl in first. maybe 200-400m in front, depending on when in the race. some miles i pulled closer to her, some she pulled away from me.
i had definitely slowed down and was running 6:40-50-ish pace without too much effort. i'm sure i would have finished well. but i am just uninterested in spending my summer in the pool (the indoor pool). i like running too much for that. i like the sun too much for that. i like my body too much for that. yeah, $500 woulda been cool (yes, i an english teach just wrote "woulda"--it's summer, i can do what i want. including use commas incorrectly. find the comma splice all you grammarians out there...ha. ok anyway. lame post running-non-humor).
yes,l i am sad and embarassed about pulling out. but with the wasatch back next week and the burning and spasming of myright achilles (almost into my calf), i just...stopped. i think i'll go to the gym later and either bike a little to loosen up or use the elliptical. whichever feels better. oh, and lift light stuff and do core. after all, i only ran 13 today.
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