Spot On
Well, I am back in the good old USA and had a great trip over to Ireland. This will be brief because it is 3:00 in the morning for my mind right now even though it is only 9:00 here. This may or may not make sense but will give it a go.
The directors of the Armagh and Ras Na hEirann were absolutely fabulous to all of the international athlete's and treated all the international athlete's like royalty. I will give a more detailed race description tomorrow when my brain is back on EST. The Armagh road race was a 5k around Armagh town center and was a tough one. My legs were very tired from the straight 36 hour pull of travel the day before I didn't feel like my old self. Got kicked out the back after a 2:51 opening 1k. Then it was as if I was running with the E-brake on. Just no pop, fight, or speed in the muscles or mind.
The Ras Na hEirann went a lot better than the Armagh. One can tell just by the people who I got destroyed by on the roads but handled pretty well on the grass. I don't know why in cross country I find it possible to run so much stronger and harder. I was just luggage right after the cross race but it felt good to have a solid effort. It was a real thrill to run in a USA singlet as well. I hope to post some pictures once I get them out of the camera.
Here is a quick summary of the trip. Racing is hard at this level. All the American teamates came together for a great time and we all got along very well. The Irish are very welcoming and talk to every body about anything. Guiness is better in Ireland then here, much better. The Catherdrals were absolutely inspiring.
That's all for now. I have to sleep before I give myself a concusion passing out on this keyboard.
A bed, a bed.
My kingdom for a bed.