Dave, my training partner, DNF'ed at Gulf Coast. He said he tweaked his hamstring and calf as he was pulling off his wetsuit in T-1. It didn't hurt much on the bike but when he got to the run, the pain was intense. If you know Dave, that means it must have been damn near crippling pain because Dave is tough. Really tough. So, Dave made The Decision. He stopped and did the right thing.
Yeah-he could have shuffled, walked, crawled, whatever, and probably gotten through it but at what cost?
I think it takes someone with guts, real guts, to call it a day. And I think it takes someone who really understands themselves and what makes them tick to pull the ejector pin and get out. I know Dave. He doesn't quit. He doesn't slack just because it's getting hard. That's just not him. So, it must have been bad.
Real bad.
Anther race day will come and Dave will conquer. And this day's chit will be redeemed.
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