Wednesday, October 20, 2010

First Race, First DNF

DNF... made it 19.55 miles in 3:45 before I locked up. I don't know what to say, I am very disappointed with my performance. I started out with my usually crap legs and it just got worse and worse as I went. The terrain was exactly what the director said it was very hilly, the longer climbs just destroyed me, every hill took some of me that I just could not recover. Towards the end of my demise the last couple hills I had to walk I just had nothing in the tank, both legs got sore and tighter, and my right knee ballooned up, until I could barely walk a hill. In the flats I felt like I was pushing the biggest gear I had when I was on the granny gears, felt like slowly drying cement around my legs.

Im 28, and this is the first time in my life I not only DNF something and felt so utterly unprepared for the circumstances. 5 miles in I was wondering where all the miles and hours of training went, by 10 I knew I was in deep trouble, 10-20 I was mentally dancing with demons and was a complete grind. I dont know if mentally I forked up, or nerves, or just a combination terrain and not nearly enough training etc. I have never dug down so deep into myself and come up with nothing to help the situation, just a non stop grind with nothing in the tank. I paced my self, eat right, nutrition plan cadence like I have been doing for a month.

On to the good news, I was 285 this morning which means I have lost 30 lbs in this attempt, I have tasted defeat and already looking forward to training all year, lose more weight and come back with a vengeance next year.

Some pics of the event.