Running With Music

I’m super type-A when it comes to racing. I like to arrive early, do an easy warmup, get some dynamics in, change my shoes, get 5-6 strides in & get to the line with time to relax & settle my nerves a bit. Control the controllables, right? That said, in my non-run world as I’ve gotten older I’ve found myself becoming notably more Type-B. Less rushed, less structured & a lot less worried about the small things. Which is good for me. On Saturday, as I got ready for the Beach to Beacon 10k with my girl Samantha, these 2 worlds collided. And the result was a total s**t show. I’ll explain.
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The race went off at 8am. We woke up at 5am to get some coffee & get ready before leaving by 5:45 for the hour drive. Minutes into our trip I realized I’d forgotten not only my water bottle but also my bib. The one thing I needed most & that you can’t really race without. Yes, that. We stopped at Dunkin’ so I could get water & another coffee, which I clearly needed. This delay resulted in us getting stuck in race traffic & not parking until 7:15 pretty far from the start. That warmup & shoe change was a no-go. Not ideal. We threw on our fast shoes & bee-lined it to the start. We asked a staff member if we could get a new bib. They laughed at us. We then asked if we could keep running down the road a little. Nope. The road was closed for the elites. They turned us around & sent us down into a random field. Fine. After a short run we both realized we needed food. We zipped back to the car & I grabbed a PB&J which I stuffed into my mouth as we sprinted over to the start. So, makeshift strides. Or stride. Finally, we were in the corral. I was a hot mess. Not remotely ready & there was nothing I could do about it.
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Now, Type-A Trax would have been freaking out. But Type-B Trax? She was just smiling & rolling with it. Did I race well? Nope. But I laughed my face off & had the best time with Samantha despite the chaos. THAT was the win for the day. Different? Yes. Better? Also, yes. It was an unforgettable day with a friend. There will always be more races.

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