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Boilermaker 2018

Every year I sign up to run the local 15K road race and end up regretting it come race weekend. Why? Because the anxiety of racing makes me miserable. The reason for this pre race anxiety is a mystery. One can only assume it is the anticipation of discomfort that comes with putting it all out there. Self talk helps a little but ultimately end up with the same old question “Why am I putting myself through this? “ Enough about that. What matters most that in the end, I get to the starting line and run the race and [...]

By Joanne|2018-07-13T15:25:19-04:00July 13, 2018|Races, Running|Comments Off

Boilermaker 15K 2016 Recap

Do you realize how much stress can affect running performance? Well let me tell you! It seems the older I get, the more outside stress (independent of running and racing) affects my mental attitude and running capability. Age? Oh yeah! Each year I DO get one year older but no, I will not allow that to be one of my many excuses for running, in my mind, sub-par. The week leading up to the 39th running of the Boilermaker 15K my thoughts were consumed by this race. I kept asking myself “What are you worried about?”. There were no answers [...]