Completely did not see Kara signing with Oiselle. Maybe because I had never even heard of them. Interesting in seeing runners like this go to companies that are otherwise not big names in the running shoe segment (e.g. Meb to Skechers).
Played around a bit in trying to get some habits back. Mile easy (just under 8) and then mile “steady” with steady meaning … “good speed.” Pushing a bit but at a comfortable pace. Maybe half marathon pace? Or hour pace? I dunno. Not straining. Well, not on the first three. On the fourth I was coming back up into the wind and I mentally slipped and fought it as the body then had an expectation of pace – not effort. And I popped. Stomach breaks and all. I fought the wind and the wind won.
Turned out these were 6:23, 7:33 (the slower pace post a fast pace is always faster than what you thought it would be and feels easier), 6:18, 7:34, 6:18, 7:44, 6:30, 7:34. 12 miles.
This is jacked on multiple fronts. It is probably a little jacked that the CHSAA rule is there – or least how it is written. It is jacked that the kid went and did this race when he is on a team sport and has an obligation to his team and chosing to race outside of that potentially compromises how he could contribute to the team.
But he is a kid. He made a mistake. That happens. It is a teachable moment. There are those things that are a little jacked and you can correct. What is really jacked is it seems that what has learned is that he can say he was “bullied” when having to face consequences and then go sue people and get on TV. His father is jacked in thinking this is worth 400k dollars.
I guess there is still a teachable moment here: you ain’t being bullied. You don’t deserve a dime of anything for this frivolous lawsuit. Cross country is running and that is mostly an individual sport, but it is a team sport. There are rules, and sometimes you might be acting within them, but what you are doing is not the best thing. Good luck. More reactions over in S’OD’s FB.
Indoor seedlings are coming along.
