Well, today I wasn't really in the race mood... but I wanted to race for different reasons. We did a little warmup, but I kept going a little ways because I didn't want to stop and have my foot start hurting again. Then we did strides. that was all a 1 1/2 miles. I started out okay, but then crashed. Even my mile split was slow. I crashed even more, even though the hardest part was over. My mindset wasn't the one I needed. I was letting people pass me, and not fighting back. I wound up towards the back. When I realized how far back I was I took it the wrong way and quit on myself. Then I got a little bit back into the zone, but not really, still jogging. towards the end I was getting a little mad about my false judgements on how close I was, it just kept zig-zagging. But eventually it finished. I actually had a hard time finishing the race, to be honest. I was thinking more negatively than I ever have, and I was angry with how far back I was, but I should've taken that and raced towards the front. Another learning experience. 2 miles cool down Bill talked to me after, and now I know what to do in these races. I know what I've been doing, and I've actually known all along, but never really thought about it. This is my wake up call, and I'm racing at murray (YAY!) and I'm gonna RACE it!!! :) | 