IC4As or Bust

Coming into this Indoor Season I had very low expectations for my performances. Honestly, if it wasn't for the 280 free points (280 dollars worth of campus food) I probably would had taken the season off. I was made apparent very quickly, though, that I had made the right choice to join the team when I ran a 15:02 5k in the second race of the season. That race unexpectedly lowered my 5k p.r. by 16 seconds, suddenly forcing me to reconsider my goals for the season and the rest of the year. I did not expect to drop a time like this so early in the season. I assumed that qualifying for the IC4A meet in Boston would be just out of my grasp this winter but after my new p.r. the opportunity was now in my hands. It is now 5 days out from my last chance to qualify for the meet at FastTrack Invitational that is being held at the New York Armory. I have run some good races and workouts since that first fateful 5k and things are looking good. The only thing that worries me is that I caught a minor illness a few days ago that kept me from steady training for the past 4 days, but things are feeling better now. I have never run Indoor Track in college but I now wish I had. It is a shame that the program has been cut and we will not have the same opportunities next year as a club sport. It is do or die this Friday. There is no "next year" to qualify for IC4As. This is a feeling that I will being experiencing a lot more when my true last year roles around next year. As for now though, the time is 14:46. I will deal with next year when it comes.