AM: 6 miles around the park in five fingers. Felt good. Tonight I'll either run with Ryan for a few miles or drive to Salem and run in the cross country race @ Bush Park. We'll see how the day plays out PM: I drove to Salem after work to participate in the Bush Park xc race. It was hot (85 and humid) and I felt trashed as soon as I arrived but I was looking at this race as simply some speed work for the week so no biggie. There wasn't much time for a warm up but I managed a quick 2 miles before grabbing my spikes and heading for the start. I had wanted to race in five fingers again but they were still damp from when I cleaned them after running in them this morning. The course was different from a couple weeks ago and nearly 50% of the race was on asphalt so needless to say, wearing spikes wasn't a wise choice. I ran in the lead for 2.5 miles and then was passed by a senior from Western Oregon University. Tried to hang on to second place but was passed again in the final 100 meters. So 3rd place for me and nearly the exact same time from a couple weeks ago. I cooled down for 2 more miles and then tried to find some dinner. Big Town Hero (Subway-like) was closed and we were quickly running out of options. We eventually settled for a hot dog and pizza slice from Costco. Dinner of champions, right there. Now it's 9:30 and we've just arrived home. In retrospect, I wish I hadn't made the effort of racing. With the so-so performance and then garbage dinner, I feel like I came out in the negative; 1 step forward and 2 steps back. So it goes sometimes...
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