13.1 marathon Chicago
It is my 13th half marathon.
I registered a month and a half ago while I was on a running high. Currently I have some pain in my mid calf. It arrived Sunday.
I'm thinking dehydration from the soldier field 10 and my Monday run caused it. (calf cramps turned muscle strain?) The 5k time trial certainly didn't help it on Wednesday. The pain goes away when I run.
I'm torn about this. I really want to run it and then relax into training for the Chicago marathon. On the other hand, I don't want to aggravate this issue more. I've never bailed on a race before. This has been consuming me the last few days.
It's going to be a game time decision tomorrow morning.
The bib is cool because it has my name on it!
I don't like the shirt because it doesn't even say "Chicago" on it. Ok ok, it does on the back- but it's not a unique shirt for this race because the entire list of cities for the 13.1 series are listed on the back. Major fail for me. And it's a men's shirt. :(
Did you ever bail on a race before? What was the deciding factor?
Or if you were questioning whether or not to run, did you show up to the race and then just take it from there?
--I'm thinking I'll show up and see how it feels the first few miles. if it gets any worse, then I'll DNF
Who am I kidding!?! Of course I'll finish. I didn't pay $$ to not get a medal. I'm far too stubborn to just quit when i should. Thanks Daad! :)
My racing priorities will shift considerably for next year.
:(
-Xaar
