USU

master blasters. they were actually really tough! i went all out on all of them and nearly barfed many times. i couldent breath comfertably all night but my team of me, nick, and cashton won by like 10 seconds!

drove up to murray for state and ran a quick 3 with some striders.

state was reallly good for me! the team dident do quite as great and i dont really want to talk much about the race team wise except for the fact we took 5th, and could have done much better but we did what we could do i guess. 

as for me, i started out kinda stuck behind people about in the middle of the pack and was stuck there untill after comeing down the hill and into the 2nd loop and got back up front-ish by the big hill. caught up with josh m (desert hills) and we had a tough back and forth battle for a mile and a half or so. during that battle i cought up with casey by the long hill and drafted behind him for a half mile or so untill i decided i had enough energy to pass and catch josh again. i pushed the next half mile just enough to pass a person every 15 seconds or so and got into a great position to finish. with .75 miles to go i passed josh strong for what i was hopeing to be the last time and it was. i tried to pass more on the last stretch but there werent many to pass at that point and only got 2 or 3. i got on the track for the last 200 meters and cought 1 more but got passed up barely by a ogden guy named pedro. i got 20th which i was very happy with considering i was like 35th preseason ranked. i set myself up with a 3 or 4th returning placement for next year.im determined to pull a mike and work more than i ever have to e the absolute best i can be