AM: 14 mile long run @ 6:57 with Thomas.
PM: .5 mile warmup. The 2016 Blue Jeans Meet kicked off at 8:30, starting with the men's mile. I started off in 4th behind Pierce, Michael and Simon. Came through 200 @ 35 and as Pierce started to move up I followed. I came through the first lap in 69/70 and 800 in 2:21. From there I started reeling in Pierce (who had like a 5m lead). 1200 in 3:32. At the bell/cap gun I floored it and moved around Pierce to take the lead. As I passed him at the 300 mark he floored it as well and we battled for the lead for the next 100. For the last curve he dropped back a little and I made a huge surge, knowing that he has a nasty kick (which he always does). With 80m to go I heard him start making his move and as he reached me I gave it everything I had, managing to hold on for 30m before he pulled away and snagged the victory, running 4:36 to my 4:37. I was pretty pumped about breaking 4:40 for the Blue Jeans Mile b/c that's been one of my short term goals for a while. I also made the finals in the 9m dash and my relay team won the 4x9m. After the award ceremony I cooled down .5.
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