I miss racing

I like to race!  Over the last 40+ years I’ve raced more than 1,400 times or an average of about once every 10 days.  Today marks the 5^th longest downtime (or gap) between races.  I’m not sure when I’ll be able to race again but it has been nearly 4 months (115 days) since I ran the Baystate marathon.  I have entered some races already (did that back in December) figuring I’d be ready.  Now it is only four weeks until New Bedford and I’m not confident I’ll be able to run it, never mind race it.  Needless to say I’m not happy about being sidelined this long.

Rank	gap	Race1	Race2	Race before the gap	Reason for the gap	Race after the gap
1	329	09/15/85	08/10/86	Finished 6th in the Jim Witt 5m (24:59) with torn meniscus in knee	Scoped knee (twice)	Finished 2nd in the Lowell Fire Fighters 5m (24:32)
2	291	07/02/97	04/19/98	Won the Lancaster CMS 5k in 16:02 (couldn’t walk after)	Fractured navicular (screw)	17th at the Red Shoe 5m (28:57)
3	146	08/22/99	01/15/00	21st at Challenge Stellina (Susa Italy) couldn't walk after…"distorted ankle"	Ankle injury (no surgery)	3rd at the South Pond shuffle
4	119	07/06/03	11/02/03	Finished 21st at the Vail Hill Climb	hamstring & ankle (no surgery)	4th at the Willard brook ramble
5	115	10/21/18	?????	110th at the Baystate marathon hobbling from the start	Right ankle, then left ankle, then Right hamstring	?????
5	115	05/25/79	09/17/79	2nd at the Freshman track championships 2 mile (11:04)	Didn't race over the summer	2nd in dual meet VS Lawrence