Racing Season

Racing season starts tomorrow with the Clarendon Days 5k. It's not by design that my racing season coincides with cross country season. It's more the new reality that it takes me 4-5 months each year to get through the nagging injuries and get to the point where I can run 3-4 30 minute runs per week. Sadly enough, 10-15 miles a week is what I consider fit these days and gives me the confidence I need to enter a few local 5ks. For tomorrow, I'll be shooting for sub-20, at best mid-19s if I execute my race strategy to perfection. I may not be competing for age group awards but I can guarantee a furious kick down the final stretch. What I lack in fitness, I will make up for in race strategy and familiarity with the roads and sidewalks of Clarendon.