post common excuses for bad races

"I am untalented."

Iron deficient

Shin splints

Getting sick

Dehydration

Sore from last workout

Wasn’t trying

It was just a tempo

"boxed in"

"tactical"

"slow heat"

Tempo effort.

Trained through.

Coming off an injury.

I sh$t my pants

"this event is not my focus right now im actually training for *other distance"*"

Sham 69 wrote:

"boxed in"

"tactical"

"slow heat"

ooh this is good, i didnt think about tactical excuses

"the race went out too slow"

Training through

Rust buster

Season opener

I was on pace

My coach doesn’t know how to peak

My coach overtrains us

I’m coming off an injury

I didn’t have my racing shoes

I don’t have the new Nike flats

The official didn’t call the race back

I had a cold

I didn’t warm up

Bad weather

Windy

I was partying last night

I didn’t have breakfast

I ate too much breakfast

I’m not recovered from my hard workout

I’m switching coaches

Everyone else is doping

The course is long

They started at the wrong start line

The pace went out too fast

I felt great at the beginning

“Way hillier than I thought it’d be”

“No one to run with.”

“Couldn’t get into a rhythm.”

“Solo”

I was in lane 2 the whole way

I didn’t run the tangents

I ran wide on the turns

We were pack running

I was doubling

I was running 10k pace

I got a side stitch

I went lactic after the first 400

I got out kicked

there was a high pollen count

I moved up in distance

I moved down in distance

it was just a dual meet

i had to weark mask for covid

I didn't stay with the lead pack

i saw someone poop themsleves in front of me

training through it

my coach doesn't know what they are doing

lost my shoes

sick

injured

cut off

boxed in

officials didn't dq the other guy

ate too much food before

food poisoning

too many east africans

not enough time at altitude

no altitude training

had never run indoors before

wasn't familiar with the course

oj simpson was in the race

“Rupp was sitting down on the start line”

Oh we were racing?!?!

The guy I was following kept farting.

for sprinters:

The guy next to me false started and should have been dq.

I didn't get a good start.

They took too long to fire the gun.

Everyone was wearing spikes that were too long.

I was the only freshman/sophomore/junior in the race.

I didn't get the lane I wanted.

They rushed the start, and I didin't get enough push offs

I wasn't warmed up enough.

The false start tired me out <-- This for the ratard who run the whole race and didn't hear the second shot

I was out of the zone

One that has affected me was - mis-timed my warmup.

The race started more than a half hour late or I started my warmup too soon.

I get cold again waiting for the race to start.

It’s hard to get out well if you don’t have a sweat and your heart rate is too low when the gun goes off.

Then you’re working hard early to keep pace and that catches up with when it’s time to kick.