To race or not to race?!?!

This is the question of the day.

With a strained hip flexor, possible stress fracture, no running in almost 4 weeks, pain and soreness even walking...what would you do? Would it change your mind if it was the first race of a 3 race series in which you had a great chance to win $2500 in?!?! I bet it would. I guess that was the determining factor for me since financials are a big issue in my life right now.

Although Nationals (July 8th) and Worlds (Sept. 3) are the most important races of the season, and I should be doing everything my power to be 100% healthy by Nationals, it's very necessary for me to do well in this series...

With strict orders from the doctor and coach, I will race this Sunday with every intention to pull out as soon as I feel I will be making the injury any worse. How in the world do you know when you're doing that? There is such a fine line between the pain you experience during a race and the pain you experience when you're actually injuring yourself. I guess I'll just have to see how it goes during the bike and the first few minutes in the run and make my decision based on those feelings...

Racing - Sunday, June 18 @ 7:30am...stay tuned.