Last week I concentrated on tapering off and staying well. Monday I felt the beginnings of a cold coming on, but I rested and by Wednesday I felt normal again and relieved that I got the illness out of the way well before race day.
But ... Friday morning the cold came back. I rested, and drank lots of fluids. I picked up my race packet at the Armory, and tried to visualize success. I also went to Target and stocked up on vitamins and immune-system boosters.
It didn't work. Saturday I felt terrible (my parents had to come babysit while I slept most of the day). Saturday night I had to make the call about the race. I thought about my fever, my runny nose, my hacking cough and my total exhaustion, and admitted that, even if I felt a little better Sunday, I was not going to race.
I'm so disappointed, after five months of training -- starting from scratch! -- that I didn't get to race.
On the other hand, I'm proud that I went from barely being able to run a mile to running 5-6 miles without too much trouble.
I'm setting my sights on a new goal -- the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile race in April. I'm trying to talk my runner friends into joining me. Will any FitArlington folks be there?
I hope everyone else feels proud of their accomplishment, whatever that may be!
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What a bummer, however, your health is more important. If you would have ran the marathon, you probably would be feeling even worse today. I did attend and talk about a lot of people. Another co-worker stated, "it was really tough". I hope you are beginning to feel better and good luck with the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile race in April.
I'll be a the Cherry Blossom for sure! I did it last year and really liked it. It was the first race that got me running long miles and eventually led me to run this marathon. I'm sorry you weren't able to race. gambeplayer is right good call on not running it. That was definitely the smartest decision.
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