even when you DNS on the first race of the year. The Burlington half was
this past Sunday. Not only was I stoked for it, I was looking for a winter PB! It was suppose to be my tune up for
the Bay Race 30K in a few weeks. I’m actually still in denial, I went and
picked up my kit like I was going to toe the line on Sunday. I sold myself on
the idea that I should “get my free shirt, I mean I did pay for it”. The
truth, I was secretly hoping that something magical would happen and I would
just wake up Sunday without any pain. Just to rub a little salt in the
wounds, Sunday morning was a spectacular day, like the quintessential day for
racing. Its over, whatever, move on.
So the nuts and bolts of it, It looks like I have a grade one sprain or
possible tear that has put an official halt on the Boston pursuit for now, or
has it? The truth is, I’m 23 minutes in arrears of the required Q time. That
translates to a minute a mile I need. In reality, it may even be a faster
time that I will need now as the regs for Boston have changed a little. No need
to get into the specifics of it, other then to say if I really truly want this,
I can’t just lace em up and run. Its obvious those days are over I have to make
wholesale changes and commitments.
Next week, the road to recovery, the path for the rebuild, the pursuit for
glory. The runners blog will be.....a stretchers/physio blog? I dunno.
Something like that. The point is, don’t give up on me. I will do this. I will
make this happen!
A quick thumbs up to Dylan Wykes, a very fast Canadian runner of ours
trying to make the Canadian Olympic standard time. It unfortunately didn’t
happen for him over the weekend in Japan, citing some GI issues that took over
early and often forcing him out. All I can say is “Chin up brother”, that
is the beauty of this sport, its so rare to have it all come together,
but when it does, which has been the case for Dylan several times in his
career, its pretty special.
Here is something really special for you all. It really sums it all up.....
Keep fightin, always!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBSU9kkSC3I&feature=related
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