Foul Weather+Hilly Course = Tough Race

So it was only a 5k right? Wow - that was the toughest run of the season. It rained pretty much the whole run, sometimes hard, sometimes light but always rain. Did I mention, it was cold rain? The termperature with the windchill was 33 degrees - one degree above freezing! To be honest, the weather didn't really affect me all that much other than maybe taking a bit of the edge off the race-time buzz you feel. The hills and the lack of training over the last 3 weeks were definite drawbacks. My foot (with the stress fracture) felt fine - no sweat - but the other body parts, particularly ligaments, tendons, and the stabilization muscles were tight. But, like always, we finished, albeit last in our age/gender bracket. That's the past Detroit is the future.....

I know there are no magic pills or mysterious techniques to make up for the rest I had to give the foot over the last 3 weeks, but I'm going to do everything I can to get in the best shape I can by Detroit. It might even mean 1 run, and lots of cardio work on bikes, pools, etc. This is going to be a blast - I can't wait.