Did you ever dread something but when it gets cancelled, rather than feel relieved, you’re sort of bummed? That’s exactly where I am right now with two things. Remember that super sprint tri I did last spring at the high school? It was Outside Bike-Track Run-Pool Swim and it was my very first tri adventure. While triathlon and I haven’t (yet) made a love connection, I planned on doing this one again, because it’s an excellent warmup to the season, not to mention confidence builder. Nevertheless I dreaded it, and entertained skipping it, although I knew I probably would not skip. Turns out they’re not having it this year. Now I’m bummed! What is up with that?
There’s a 5k this weekend that I’d run a few times before. It’s really close by and it’s a good baseline, early season race. Well I hemmed and hawed about this one too. After being sick, going on spring break, hurting my back, the list is endless, I’d begun doubting myself and that suck monkey started whispering “you’re not fit enough”. Ugh. The other day I finally told the suck monkey to go to hell and I was on the verge of signing up when I learned the Caveman would be out of town this weekend, leaving me with all mom-taxi duties, which, you guessed it, will heavily conflict with the race. Again, I am disappointed!
Look how chic it is with my flip flops!
Don’t blame it on the trails. I’m blaming mom nature and all of her freeze/thaw hocus pocus lately for this one. The past couple of weeks I’ve noticed a dull pain in my right posterior tibialis tendon (behind outer ankle). In case you’re not a long-time reader, post tib strain was what put me in the pool pre-Boston Marathon back in 2010 so I well know what it feels like. And that it can be a mofo. This pain is nowhere near what it was way back when and I can’t even pinpoint exactly when I did it. But I suspect running trails and ever so slightly twisting my ankle in a rut is to blame. For now I’m wearing this compression foot sleeve from SLS3 and keeping it on watch. I don’t want it to blow up into something more.
How about you? Do you have mixed emotions when things get cancelled? Any niggles?
I’m thinking out loud today with Amanda. Join us!
Ugh sorry about the PTT pain – hopefully it will settle down quickly! These days I feel like I’m filled with niggles to the point where I’m not sure what it feels like to be niggle-free LOL!
I feel like I’m a bad friend because I have those same mixed emotions anytime a get together with friends gets canceled. You mean now I can stay home in my pjs, drink wine, and watch tv all night and not feel guilty? ha
I am the type to overextend myself so when something gets canceled, I am many times relived. I have empathy!
Ugh. Hope the niggle goes away. And hope you can find another race or tri to replace the ones you can no longer do.
I know exactly what you’re talking about!
I think even if we aren’t looking forward to something, it gets in our minds that we are doing it and when it doesn’t end up happening that sense of “bummed” is what we get.
In other words, I know exactly what you mean!
On the plus side in your case maybe this means you’ll find a Gem to do that you will love more!
Thankfully my niggles seem a LOT better, finally. Still waiting to see how they feel after 10 miles Saturday. But yes, I am back to wearing compression socks almost all the time. Whatever works, right?
I don’t think I’ve ever had a race canceled, but I know what you mean about wanting it & then being bummed. There must be lots of 5ks though?
well that is kind of a bummer! Back to the drawing board! 🙂
Ugh on the ankle. My soccer player is fighting that as well. I may have to get him that compression sock…
Boo to the posterior tibialis pain. Been having some of that myself! Maybe it’s a blessing in disguise that all this stuff was cancelled! Hang in there.
Oh girl, I’m sorry about the post tib issue. I’ve battled that for years and I know how painful it can be. Hope it feels better soon!
Canceled races and both a blessing and a curse! I’m right there with you on that one!
I love your quote on telling “the suck money to go to hell!” that made my day! Thanks!
Ah sorry to hear about the tri, guess the race wasn’t meant to be. Hope your foot is ok!
I get mixed emotions about actually doing an event. I’ll be so, so excited about signing up but the closer it gets the less excited I am about it. And then I do the race, get excited about another one, sign up then start to dread it all over again. It’s the circle of racing.