Dixie Invitational: As I was prepping for the race I saw the girls race go haywire, and girls were running in all sorts of random directions they weren't supposed to be running. So I said to myself: This race is a joke. (First mistake I made). I also quickly found out that D-hills best runners, and Nick Hill (who won SUU) from pine view wasn't racing, and I assumed it was going to be an easy win (Second BIG mistake I made). As the race got going the pace felt REALLY easy and I thought: Should I push hard now and cinch the win, or should I stay comfortable. I chose the latter. (Third mistake I made). As the race entered the last 3/4 of a mile or so I still felt good, and Eric Lambert from Cedar passed me and I had to make another decision (Should I go hard and beat him, or should I let of the pedal and be content with second. Well... lets just say I was a wuss and chose the second. Eric had an awesome race, and was a beast so he deserved to win. As for me, not so much. Two bad races in a row....great I'm turning into a head case. So what can I learn from this race? DON'T ever think a race will be easy!
Afterwards I went home and talked with my Dad (he has a PhD in psychology and is a sports psychologist) he told me that there are two kinds of runners: Trainers and Competitors. Long story short I'm the one that you want to be if you want to train really well, not win races. He said he can help me change my psychology and become a competitor. Hopefully this will work, because it is true I am not competitive enough. I have learned a lot from this race so now it is just about moving forward and putting a new plan to action.
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