Post Workout
11-2-10
2x500 1:20
2x350 16, 32, finish
3x200 31,31,30
Just as I thought today's workout was ridiculous. To be honest I wasn't prepared AT ALL. I didn't even start to hydrate until 30 mins until practice time. Big mistake. I had a lapse in judgment today. Instead of getting up and hydrating before class, I decided to sleep longer. So during the workout I struggled. Last week I killed a similar workout but today my lapse in judgment caused me to have a BAD practice. Grant it we ran a total of 2300 meters on a windy day with temperatures dipping into the lows 40's. Still there was no excuse for performance today. I won't lie to myself. I'm sure I looked very undisciplined today.
I feel as if I took a a few steps back in my training today. All because I was unprepared. I cannot blame anyone but myself for that; unacceptable. My coach tried to my calm my frustration by telling me, "Good Job" after the workout. I'm sorry but I couldn't accept it because I knew in my heart that I didn't perform at the level I'm capable and supposed to. Some may think that I'm being too hard on myself and that I can't perform at practice well every time but I refuse to accept that ideology. You practice how you perform; point blank. Today I didn't take my training seriously and I paid for it. This will not happen again.
If you cannot tell yourself that you need to be darn near perfect everyday and take strides to prepare yourself to be, then everything you do is in vain. You don't practice in order to compete mediocre, just like you don't study for hours in order to become a C student. You train to be the best at what you do, no matter what sacrifices you have to make in order to do so. This can translate to anything in life from an office job to being a professional athlete. I once heard, "When you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail." Such a true and appropriate quote.
Many times throughout your life you will have to learn how to use disappointments, shortcomings or self inflicted pain in order to learn, move on from and grow. If ever there is a day when you stop learning or growing, examine your life. Some people get older but never grow up. I still have to constantly remind myself of my goals. Life doesn't take a day off and neither can I. And that goes fro school, track, and on the job.Everything you do now is preparing you for your future. How are you preparing yourself? Will you conquer it or will life swallow you whole? Whether you like to believe it or not, hard work is the dirtiest work but the rewards you reap are what make it all worthwhile. Time waits for no man or woman. Cease tomorrow today, while you still can.
Signing off,
D
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