The nightmare of New Haven started with a flight delay, a long wait at the San Francisco Airport and, eventually, a red eye flight east. With that in mind, I left two days early for Minnesota for the 10-mile championship to give myself a travel cushion. The flights went fairly smoothly, at least compared to New Haven, and I got to the hotel just before sunset. I quickly put on my running shoes and headed out for a short run on a bike path along the river. I had forgotten how nice the fall can be in other parts of the country. The trees were all changing colors and the air had a crispness to it that is hard to describe
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Looking back at Minnesota race
In this week's column Blake recounts last week's third place finish at the USA 10 mile championship in Minnesota. It was a crucial race for her for several reasons:
"It was seven years ago in Minneapolis that I raced my first marathon and won. This year’s 10 Mile Championships was on the last 10 miles of the marathon course, so I was excited to get back on it. But, aside from having a positive experience there years ago, I was desperate for another seeing that my last race was horrible. I had died a miserable death in the heat and humidity at the 20K in New Haven last month. My coach and I knew that I really needed to have a solid race before we started the long journey to the Olympic Trials in Houston."
"It was seven years ago in Minneapolis that I raced my first marathon and won. This year’s 10 Mile Championships was on the last 10 miles of the marathon course, so I was excited to get back on it. But, aside from having a positive experience there years ago, I was desperate for another seeing that my last race was horrible. I had died a miserable death in the heat and humidity at the 20K in New Haven last month. My coach and I knew that I really needed to have a solid race before we started the long journey to the Olympic Trials in Houston."
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