What's Your Body Telling You?

I was supposed to race today in the Festival of Flowers Race in Greenwood. I made the trek to Greenwood, prepared like always, and woke up knowing that today was not a race day for me. Over the past two weeks, exercise has increased and my sleep patterns have decreased. Therefore, I made the call this morning that I was not in the best mental frame of mind or physically prepared to race. As much as it frustrated me to pull out at the last minute, I had to accept that I was not mentally up to the challenge today. It's times like this that pushing our bodies can put us at an increased risk for injury and illness. Although I don't think that my exhaustion would have resulted in this, I made a decision to not participate. So, I don't have a race report to share except that I did come home and run 6 miles tonight. That part felt good overall but I will go to bed tonight knowing I made the best decision today for me. With that said, my next Olympic distance race will be Tri the Parks in August.