Wow.. I got taken to school today. It's ok though I had some serious mileage fatigue under my legs that did not help and perhaps just don't have the kind of fitness I need to go under 15:30. Maybe it will come eventually and maybe it won't. Doesn't matter right now because it was good to get out and race one again as it has been since 2009 I think since I last run one of these. Great fun!I was glad to meet and get to finally talk to John Rosswog for the first time. Hung out and talked with so many others also. Talked over my training with Demetrio and realized there have been some mistakes along with some unrealistic expectations. There will be some changes made for sure now. It's interesting how getting an unbiased outside opinion can really help. But overall it was fun and I have to say I got my lunch taken from me today!
You know I may be an American first but lately I have really come to admire the strength of not only Japanese elite runners but also the people of Japan during the recent disaster crisis. So I have adopted the rising sun and Never Give Up! slogan of the Japanese people as my own motivational tool for a little while.:)
Never Give Up!
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