Well here we go...

Easy 3 with 4x200's. First two were pretty strong but not all out but then Roberts asked us before we started the 3rd one what we were thinking. And if we were thinking we were giving everything. And I knew I wasn't cuz I never really want on the 200's but that time I made sure to stay up with Mia the whole time and on the last one. So ended it strong. Not too nervous for tomorrow, but then I am. It will be good I feel. I know we can do this, we've worked so hard for it.

OH MY GASH!! I have not been this happy in a long time! This was not my fastest race and not my best placing but I have never felt so good and so positive then I did in this race. All week I have been trying to figure out how to channel my energy and frustration and how I am supposed to race. So I came into this race really relaxed. My goal wasn't too beat anybody, my goal wasn't a certain time. My goal was to be happy with my race and myself. I usually don't like when people cheer me on and tell me what to do during a race, and I don't ever remember the stuff I tell myself to do before the race-during the race. But my head was so clear today. I just felt so good!! I made sure to start out good but not to zigzag my way through and waste all my energy at the beginning. I was going to trust myself for 2 miles and pull it in on the third, knowing I'd end up where I needed to be. It was so nice running and pushing with Josie the whole time. It helped so much. (And it's really nice when your thinking of working with your teammates instead of against them). So after the hill on the last lap I was hurting really bad, like you do in races, and I just kept saying Yes, no change in strategy. When the hurt comes you push through, and then I passed Mia and was like "what the?!" and was able to bring it in at the last stretch. Stinkin Josie passing me at the very end ;) but I am just so proud of us and we're going to state!!!

Not many girls this afternoon. But it was a beautiful day, and a really easy going 5 miles. It was a really nice run :)

Met at 7:30 it was very chilly this morning! We did Harts warm up and then an all out 1000. My time was something like 3:30 give or take I don't remember the exact time. It was a good hard run. It was like 20 seconds faster then last week because it was all out. But I felt we coulda gone faster. I wasn't as dead at the end as I am when I actually race, so felt good about the push but felt I could've pushed it a little more. Then did harts cool. Might be getting sick or maybe it's just allergies, hopefully will clear up this weekend.

Had practice at 7:30 again this morning. We did a 1200, 1000, 800, 600, and 400. We really packed well and Nicole and I took turns leading the whole time. It was a good workout, felt like we pushed it pretty hard on each set. Harts warm and cool.