Track and Field Blogs - Dom Maio

I think I'm more nervous than the start of last season when I knew that I would have to replace Gleason and Bourke. I think it comes more from doubting what I'm capable of and the fear of becoming injured due to running much more than last year. I can remember how terrible I felt before Griak at the thought of not being able to run. Week before Griak I hit 52.5 miles before messing up my knee and this week I tied it as my maximum mileage I have ever run in a week. I know this week was much more intense than last year when I did that mileage, but I also remember how quickly I went from feeling good to being injured. I also don't want to fall into the mentality that I can just drop a minute every year that everyone seems to believe I can do so easily, which of course is not. I just hope that by writing this down I can forget these concerns and live in those moments in running when I feel unstoppable.