Quitting Senior Year Track

Fastyone
Sun, 01 Mar 2020 17:24:31 +0000

First, before I begin, track was something that I did clear back in the 6th grade. I ran cross country all four years and finished it with a 17:50. I fully enjoyed cross country and the coaches were great. Now that track has started, I’m not so sure that the passion is there anymore.

In track I run the 400 (53 sec), 200 (23 sec), 4x400, and maybe a 4x200. The idea of dropping the sport didn’t hit me until It started conflicting with my other hobbies. One of them is bodybuilding. I had great success with it after the xc season ended until track started. I can’t go as hard as I did before because of the intense workouts I have to do for the 400.

I’m always tired when I come home and trying to focus in school is a struggle. I’ve been told that I need to lift less so I can lose weight to get faster. But that really doesn’t agree with me mentally. I can’t see myself getting skinnier though the season. I’ve already talked to others about my situation, but I’m finding it hard on what decision to make.

Any words of wisdom?