Let the (running) season begin!

Let the (running) season begin!

September began with labor day, then rosh hashana before the first full weekend starts. This will mark the end of the (race) drought and more choices to contend with.

Saturday agenda-race!

Here's my selection for today:

1. Spartan race NJ, CD
2. wine country half
3. mud dogs mud run Guam
4. septemberfest tri
5. tunnel to towers 5k
6. boot camp 5k/10k
7. ups 5k

You can automatically rule out the first 3 (out of FL/USA). No swimmer=no tri. Eliminate non standard running event, leaves 2. I chose the latter (proximity).

What a grave mistake I made! I picked a high quantity (1400+) race with a high quality field (congrats to teammate Brian sharkey for the win) with only 1 overall then 5 yr age groups. Race began extremely hot and humid then rain came along to boot. I knew I was in trouble while warming up (leg problems); that, along with other issues led to my demise. To add insult to injury, I didn't perform well, feeling much like the ranked gators vs the U; no podium.

Sunday agenda-race!

1. Spartan race UK, CD
2. patriot tri
3. firefighter's 5k

Shades of the summer with only 3. You can automatically rule out the first (out of FL/USA), & with no swimmer, this was a no brainer. Unfortunately for me, it is a major league race (rrca FL state champ) and I am not even near race shape. When the dust cleared, it was dejavu- yet another loss, except that I kind of sensed that in advance. Break it down, Clint:

The good: time was better than previous day, advanced a notch within age cat, no rain
The bad: time, late start, still hot and humid
The ugly: no hardware for entire weekend, definitely not top ten & many women beat me both days

While the reason unofficially started, I haven't. While it may be all about the U, it certainly wasn't about me; I went down like the gators. Back to the drawing board.