Had a good reminder of what the track feels like today: 4x1k + 6x400 w/ 200 jog Disappointed to not be heading to Club Nats with njnytc tomorrow, but had to make the smart decision for my body. Initially, I wanted nothing to do with it, but the idea of running for teammates got me excited to compete. Also, I had crushed a couple workouts and felt invincible. Then a few weeks ago my achilles flared up and I had to take a week off. I know through the experiences of many not to play games with that tendon so I enjoyed the bike and am back on my feet en route to another 80 mpw. However, I was thinking about how often professional runners scratch and pull-out of races, yet somehow we are all magically healed and perfect come the biggest ones of the year. Obviously that’s not the case. But with a few ibuprofen and some tape we get on the line. There’s no grand point to be made beyond giving recognition to the fact that things never go perfectly, though we can control how we adjust and resp...