Hello đź‘‹
Yesterday, I ran my target race at Frig Valley. I started fast, took 3rd place until 8th kilometer. Then, at a course split, I took the wrong path ended up running about 800 meters before realizing something was off. I turned back, but by then I had lost my position in the general classification.
I felt dissapointed, but I told myself: “Okay Aylin you are not 3rd anymore and you don’t know how manny people runners have passed you. Just focused on what you can do from here.”
For ahead, I sported a woman runner. She was strong, never walking on the hills. I thought “She might be in my agr group-this could be for 3rd place!” I pushed hard to catch her, even on the rocky valley terrain. After three tough kilometers, I finally passed her.
I finished fast and strong, taking 7th place overall and 2nd place in my age group.
I am happy with the result. You can’t become a better athlete without experiencing mistakes like this. I have taken my lessons.
#running #runstr
