NOT HAPPY RACING

Tomorrow I'm racing the Prostate Awareness 5 Miler. I'm not happy about it.

First of all, I'm already VERY aware of my prostate. Nothing like a biopsy to make a person OVERLY aware of a specific organ. My terror came last year. So more aware of the prostate I DON'T NEED TO BE!!! And, in fact, I don't think I CAN be.

On the plus side, I did run my best 5 mile race ever (just under 35 minutes) at the 2004 Prostate. I'd love to do it again but the weather conditions will probably be against me. Hot and Humid. Bad combination. It'll slow me for sure and I don't know by how much. And I don't seem very good at adjusting so, by mile 3, I could be totally exhausted and wishing I'd never even begun.

And that's the main reason I'm not happy to be running. I just don't know the best way to handle the likely weather.

I'd say anything under 7:15 (36:15) has to be acceptable. I should be happy to come in below 36 minutes (7:12). The faster the happier, of course, and to be at or under 35 (7 flat)is what I REALLY want. But, truthfully, I don't think I can tomorrow.

After the race I must race again...to the nearby softball field for our game. I'll be late but we're playing such a wretched team that it doesn't matter. Statistically, however, it does matter since my race exhaustion will certainly limit my chance of a super stat day against their poor pitcher.

There! Just another reason why I won't be happy racing tomorrow.