DNF
Simon Howden/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
I won’t make this is a long-drawn out post with a bunch of excuses of what happened today. The Trail Nut Half Marathon just was not meant to be. It’s plain and simple: it should have been a DNS (did not start) based on how I felt all week, but considering that I was feeling better than I had the whole week I thought I’d give it a go.
But with temperatures already near 80 at the 9 a.m. race start (who starts a race that late in June anyway?), it just wasn’t going to happen. The heat and the humidity and being worn out from being worn out, I couldn’t do it. I made it down the trails for about 2 miles until we hit a road and I bowed out gracefully.
I’m not hanging my head low about this beyond the funny drawing I found for this post. I knew this might happen, but I had to see how I felt. So for $30, I got in 2 miles and a decent shirt and the knowledge that a race after a week of being sick shouldn’t be done. Now that this has pretty much become a rest week, it’s time for me to focus on what I want to do in marathon training later this summer and early fall. I have 23 weeks to go. It’s time for an all-out game plan for the rest of this month with building/maintaining a base and hitting it hard in July.
I think focusing on racing will take a backseat for a while. It’s distracting me. I may do some of what I planned on doing, but I’m not going to think about them until the week of. If I decide to sign up for a race, I’ll do it that week. I have had a great first half of the year with two PRs and a half marathon on a mountain, and that’s the success I want to build on.
RSS
Facebook
Twitter | Web site by Matt Busse
There is no way you can expect you body to acclimate that quick to the heat. It's been murder around my house. My mileage went from 25-30 a week to about 10 the last couple of weeks and I am dealing w/ major leg issues I know stems from dehydration.
Keep your head up - Who the hell does start a race at 9 in June.
.-= Joe´s last blog ..Teaching your kids about exercise – Creating a legacy of healthy living. =-.
Yep, the heat was brutal. When I elected to DNF, it was also at the road. And I was only signed up for the 10K! But only 2 miles into it, I felt nauseous and had goosebumps. Not a good sign at all. I also wish they'd start the race earlier.
Sorry you (and I!) DNF'd. Maybe one of these days we can meet up to run Falling Creek together. I love running there and I'm not ever afraid to run alone there, but I think my husband and parents would prefer if I ran with someone.
Your plan for the rest of the summer sounds very similar to mine. I may elect to do a couple of fall races (like VA 10-miler and Star City Half) but if I do, I will decide right before the race.
Sorry about the DNF. I know how hard it is to decide to quit. But I think we both made the right decision.