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Saturday Nov 25, 2017 #
Running (Nationals) 1:00:00 [3] 12.0 km (5:00 / km)
Preact
15min WU
full active
6km race (24:53)
cool down
Today I was excited to race and there were lots of old friends around. The field was deep and small so I knew I was going to have to work hard. The gun went off and I immediately started to freak out. I don't yet have the fastest start so I was already at the back of the field. My mind then went to focus on how I wanted to do for the people watching and my perception of effort went way up. It felt like I as working hard because I told myself I was working hard and focused more on the pain than using the people around me. I told kip "I feel awful" midway through the race to validate the crappy way I was running. This was an unfortunate way to end the season but it makes me hungry to do better next year and work hard to not let those thoughts pop into my head. I need to learn from where I focused my mind and energy and make an effort everyday to not go into that same thought process.
15min WU
full active
6km race (24:53)
cool down
Today I was excited to race and there were lots of old friends around. The field was deep and small so I knew I was going to have to work hard. The gun went off and I immediately started to freak out. I don't yet have the fastest start so I was already at the back of the field. My mind then went to focus on how I wanted to do for the people watching and my perception of effort went way up. It felt like I as working hard because I told myself I was working hard and focused more on the pain than using the people around me. I told kip "I feel awful" midway through the race to validate the crappy way I was running. This was an unfortunate way to end the season but it makes me hungry to do better next year and work hard to not let those thoughts pop into my head. I need to learn from where I focused my mind and energy and make an effort everyday to not go into that same thought process.