Fanshawe Race Report

Fanshawe didn't go the way I wanted it to go...... But it's my own fault. My race plan was to go out in control and not get caught up in the fast start. But I went out too slow. and by the 2nd km I was 20sec back. My coach gave me a split at 3k and I was 30' back. My plan was to bring them back over the last half of the race. But my plan didn't work. My other team-mate who was running with me at this point did bring them back. He ended up coming 2nd overall. Where I didn't have another gear like him. I did bring back 2 guys and was gaining on 3-6th place. I have a race this weekend in Waterloo. Last year I raced very well at this meet. This was my last years training ground.

This passed week I have decided I need to run more miles to run faster. I have a lot of people questioning me about what I'm doing. This sometimes bugs me because I know my body best and I know when I'm going over board. This week I'm going to be around 105 miles. I have done this kinda mileage for the passed 2 years. And I always seem to run fast when I run high mileage. And I will run fast in a month.

This weekend is also Annika's 1st birthday party. I just watched the video Breanne made of Annika's 1st year I it brought a tear to my eye. So it's going to be a busy weekend. I'm also going to watch Karsten Race today in Cambridge. Lets hope I can bring him some luck and he can take the win in his 1st XC meet.

Dave