Running race 40:53 [3] 10.0 km (4:05 / km)
Preact
16 WU
Full Active
Strides
10km race (40.53)
28 CD
This was a performance I am not proud of. When it got hard in the middle I made up excuses and felt sorry for myself rather than embracing and pushing. Multiple people went by me and didn't respond to them or use them in a productive way. There was a head wind for the 7km out. Once we turned around I told myself to stop feeling sorry for myself and to just run. I had an old friend come up on my shoulder and I didn't want her to beat me so I got my butt into gear and ran down some people. I need to work on running down people in the middle when the end is not in sight. I can't wait till when I know I will be able to finish to start working hard. I finished tired but nothing like the level of exhaustion from the 10-mile or even the June Classic. This race was a great opportunity to run fast, and I missed it. Moving forward I am never going to finish a race with excuses for not giving my all. I need to harden the f*ck up and just go for it and see what I'm actually capable of regardless if it meets my arbitrary expectations.