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Tick Tick Tick. Sarasota CAMTRI Sprint Continental Cup

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Time goes by so quickly and constant in the moment choices can be the difference between an alright race and a great race. Today I was on the wrong side of the deal. When I crossed the finish line it took me a while to figure out what happned. I was tired, I put it out there, felt strong in the swim, bike, and run. Yet my place was from from what it should be and I ran all by myself again. At first glance I was pissed, I thought I had made a difference over the winter. The answer was that I had, but I broke it down to a few minor details in the swim. For the full story keep reading... I woke up at a pretty reasonable hour thanks to my race being at 12:30, plenty of rest under my belt. I stumbled around a bit before getting some run clothes on and heading out on a 2 mile shakeout. I take in how beautiful it is. The trees lean in to almost grab you as the sun kisses your skin. The air temperature is just perfect for running sitting in the mid 50s. The shakeout felt great and before...

A New Perspective

"One has not only an ability to perceive the world but an ability to alter one's perception of it; more simply, one can change things by the manner in which one looks at them." -Tom Robbins In sport or battle when the great end goal is an accumulation of years of practices, how one perceives what is needed can be the difference between a win or lose. On a more basic level it can be the difference between giving in or deciding to stay the course. No I haven't been dormant since my last post, I've had several races then. Some better than others, but all subpar for what I was capable of. What was wrong in these races? One could spend hours speculating. Too many races, too much focus on running, a heightened idea of what I was capable of? Maybe I wasn't cut out for it any more. Doubt began to creep in. Then just like many times in the past I had to take a step back and look at it all of what was going on and had been since I started my rookie year as a full prof...