stuck in the slow heats

...or the [no-talent] "ass clown," (see space,) heats, as Andre calls them.

I'm referring to my races at the Oberlin College Indoor Track Invitational that I just returned from, tonight. I ran the 3000m and the 1000m, and my performance of late surely warrants my placement in said ass-clown heats. I ran a blistering, er, blistered 3k in 9:38 - an improvement over last week, but pretty sad when I notice that I ran 9:22 at the same meet 3 years ago. Frustrating. I'm fo'definiley enjoying training and racing, I just wish I weren't so damn slow. Something has to change, I'm just not sure what, yet.

Long distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.
-- Chairman Mao

(this and other good running quotes at The Quotable Runner)