To DNS or to, err, S? That's the question
I have a 100m run coming up this weekend and I might be coming down with a cold. The problem is, it's not a clear cold. I feel under the weather, I have a scratchy throat, occasionally I'm sneezy or sniffly, but I don't feel unambiguously sick. If I did, the decision would be an easy one.
The race would be my first 100m run as a point to point run, with a -- for me -- very ambitious cut off of 27 hours. I am a slow runner; I have done multiple 24 and 48h runs and one 100k run, but this would the first 100m run. This 100m run will/would be at the limit of my ability -- lots of things will need to go right, and there is very little room for error.
I am really torn on this one. I know about the tapering sickness, and I am reasonably confident this isn't it. But I also know that I have a lot of trepidation before this 100m run as I am not confident I can do it, and I am wondering whether I am giving up before I even try. Of course I could just give it a try, but I would also hate dropping out after just a few hours, considering I am also dragging two people along as my crew, and there's two days of driving involved.