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Club champs race on Sunday. In normal circs I would run despite my ongoing injury so as just to pick up champs points. However this is a relay race with all runners doing a 5k lap.
We have 5 teams entered 2 of which are in the main race...1 lady, 1 Vet and 3 others...and 3 are in the B race where anything goes.
I would normally be one of the Vets in one of the main race teams but am concerned about my injury and the fact that I've had to walk in from training sessions 3 times recently.(I had though run for longer than 5k each time). I've also done no training at all for a week.
I did the last 10k 4 weeks ago with my injury and was the 2nd of our club home...more luck than judgement as many quicker runners didn't race. I did though beat the next quickest Vets.
The question therefore is should I take a place as a Vet in one of the main 2 teams and hope all is well or should I let the other guys take those places and just run instead for one of the B teams? The problem is that if I run well for a B team and end up doing a quicker time than the other Vets that would be a tad frustrating for everyone as in such circs one of the main teams could have got a quicker time/better finishing place.
What to do?
We have 5 teams entered 2 of which are in the main race...1 lady, 1 Vet and 3 others...and 3 are in the B race where anything goes.
I would normally be one of the Vets in one of the main race teams but am concerned about my injury and the fact that I've had to walk in from training sessions 3 times recently.(I had though run for longer than 5k each time). I've also done no training at all for a week.
I did the last 10k 4 weeks ago with my injury and was the 2nd of our club home...more luck than judgement as many quicker runners didn't race. I did though beat the next quickest Vets.
The question therefore is should I take a place as a Vet in one of the main 2 teams and hope all is well or should I let the other guys take those places and just run instead for one of the B teams? The problem is that if I run well for a B team and end up doing a quicker time than the other Vets that would be a tad frustrating for everyone as in such circs one of the main teams could have got a quicker time/better finishing place.
What to do?