AM was really tired again but felt really good. RACE: so we got on the bus and started our way to cedar. I was excited about our race because I was racing varsity, I also wanted to race jv to get a medal( oh well I enjoyed varsity). So we warmed up for about 1.5 not sure how long. We then got to the start line and faster then I was expecting the gun went off and I started at a decent pace then the gun went off again, first time that has ever happened to me and I though it was actually kinda cool. Once the gun went off to start again I got out at a really good pace. I told my self continually not to start out to fast and it helped a ton. I stayed the entire race either right with matt or right behind him. This was a incredibly stong push throughout the whole race. I constantly thought about the washer concept, that if you think you can and imagine ot and want it to happen ot will. So I stayed up with matt untill the very end where he took at the track. Once I got on the track something in my back really started to hurt I'm not sure what it was but it hurt so badly I wanted to just stop, but I kept going I then passed the finish line with a time of 16:33 and placed 25, I was and still am super proud of what I accomplished today. My goal was to break 17 and holy cow I did. I got a PR of about 1 min and 20 seconds for the course. I finally had another great race with much improvement. And I finally have witnessed how much I have improved throughout the year, at the beginning of the year my goal was to break 18 and havegone way past that goal. Great race and am excited for what will happen in the last couple of races. | 