Today I had a good race. I had a couple of goals going into the race. I wanted to break 20 minutes, be in the top 15 and, be the first runner from my team. We got to the park around 2:15-2:30. Then I had to sit around for a while because my race wasn't till 5. I started warming up around 4:15. I was feeling nervous, and I'm not sure why. The two previous races I didn't get nervous at all, and I felt like it helped me run good races. So then I started getting nervous that I was nervous. But, once the race started I was fine. I started out at a good pace, but It was really crowded. There was lots of pushing and it was hard to go around people. In the first part of the race I was somewhere in between 35th- 45th place. I tried to stay consistent through out the race. My first mile was in 6:20. I did a good job of staying even, because my average pace for the whole race was 6:21. I don't know what my 2nd and 3rd miles were but obviously within a few seconds of 6:20. I felt good, but my legs were really tired. I kept telling myself to quit, or that I should just give up. Luckily, I didn't or I wouldn't have achieved my goals. I was able to do everything I wanted to in the race. My time was 19:44, and I was eleventh overall. I was excited about my race. After the race I found out that one of our top runners was signed with a modeling agency, and is going to New York for a few weeks and then maybe Italy. We don't know if she'll be able to finish the season. Hopefully, she can but if not I hope someone can step up and take her place. | 