That is something I am not very good at.  Especially when it concerns races or random acts of stupidity.  I was sitting here today attempting to get some work done while watching the Running on Faith emails fly back and forth.  Mixed up in the emails was a race link from Club South Runners mentioning a race in the middle of October.  And not just any race, but an 50K ultra marathon.  For those suffering from metric backlash, that is a 31 mile race.

It only took a couple of clicks of the mouse to pull up the race website, dates, and all other pertinent information.  And the adrenaline kicked in and all the gears in my head started turning about the possibilities.  This is exactly what I need….or is it?  (insert sound of screeching tires here.)

Okay.  Count to 10.  Take a deep breath.  Let’s try something new and think about this rationally.  And here was my thought process:

Angel: Would throwing a 31 mile trail run into the middle of training to qualify for the Boston Marathon be wise?

Angel: (doing victory dance) HA!

So that is what it feels like to exercise restraint, eh?