Dita Does Doha

Happy to report I won the silver medal at the World Indoors in Doha, Qatar. I ran my fastest time in six years, 7.86!

I can admit that based on my preparations going into Doha I didn't expect a whole lot. I just wanted to end the season on a strong note and compete as best I could.

But I hadn't broke 8.00s all season and had contemplated packing it in a few weeks before worlds, to focus on outdoor. Atlanta weather was crappy, and really affected our training. On top of that I had been dealing with a bout of osteitis pubis since January, and I just wasn't where I needed to be technically. But I could burn the rubber off a treadmill though. lol.

I confided this indecision to the BF, forgoing Doha to focus on outdoors. And I was totally caught off guard by his tone with me. Rudeness. Dude totally crashed the pity party.

Chaa.

It definitely wasn't the soft place to fall, more like: "Chick if you don't get on that damn plane to the Middle East, you and me...we're gonna have a problem...".

A very mild paraphrase. But it worked and my dude was right. It is my job to compete, no matter the circumstances. No one cares. Thanks MC!

I have a few other people to thank, on the eve of Doha, for being on the podium. They buoyed my confidence and never let me count myself out.

My BFF Nicole G., the best inspirational email writer circa 2004. They don't know about our nub! And of course, her hubby The R. my technical sounding board.

Dr. Kelsick the best friend a hurdler can have, and did I mention the world's best chiropractor. Dude kept potentially cramping calves, cramp free!

And of course the most tyrannical-get crunk-wants it bad-knows his ish coach I have ever had in my 20 years, Rana Reider. Looking forward to outdoors...

But if you ever tell me "You're in 7.8x shape!" again, after I just clocked another 8.0--we're gonna have a problem. :)

And thanks to everyone who emailed, facebooked, telepathied and sent word via my fam. Mr. D who gave me some words of wisdom at York, before I left. And Tony S. for getting my osteitis to calm down, and left glute to fire, just in the nick of time. Thank you, thank you and thank you!

**Ok extremely corny post. I admit this. But very necessary.**

Medals are forever, grateful to God for another one!

Perdita