Race #1 of 9 for the guaranteed entry to the 2013 NYC ING Marathon, complete!
I did ok! Ran the 10K in 1:05:01
Just missed being under 1:05, argh!
Honestly, I wanted to do a little better, but I think a few things worked against me. First, I chickened out in the brisk morning and wore my sub-40F clothing to a nearly 50F race. Let’s say I was busy taking off clothing during the short race. Second, I chickened out on drinking water too close to the race. I feared having to stop in the middle of the race. I also was concerned that getting water during the race would cost me more than running towards dehydration. Due to these two shoulda-coulda-woulda-s racing through my head there were definitely times I psyched myself out and said to myself, “We don’t need to go fast. There is more training to do. Don’t risk injury on an insignificant race.”
Maybe next time I won’t psych myself out.
