At the crossroads

Its now 2009, and I find myself at a point where I have never been before. I have to start making decisions about training and racing and finally see what I can do. I have thought about my running goals (14:20 5k and 29:30 10k) and with some constructive feedback from some very good and elite runners, realized that my training methods were getting me nowhere. These individuals have known me for 6 years now and feel that I have not come close to running at my full potential. I feel that a small part of that has to do with the fact that I race at 6000+ feet all the time. If I am going to run fast, I will have to commit to a difficult and different training regime that I am not used to doing. I will also have to find a way to get to a fast sea level race such as the Mt.Sac Relays in April. Its time to figure out what I need to do to run faster and train smarter.