I woke up early and we drove for about an hour to get to the meet. I did a few warm ups, because I didn't know when the race was going to start, above a gym on another "track." I didn't really have any big goals in this race, except to get better then last week.
3200-We started out, and my start was horrid, but it was the two mile, so it didn't matter much. I caught up to the front by the time we went around it once. I led for the next 10 or so laps. Our first mile was 4:45, just like last week. All my splits up to here were pretty even, mostly 35s, and some 36s. After the mile mark, I started to slow though. Jordon Cross passed me and led for the rest of the race. On one of the turns someone wouldn't let me lap them and Jordon caught a bigger lead on me. After that I just didn't want anyone else to pass me. Most people had me at a 9:31 or :32, but the official time had me at 9:33.
1600-4:37, 3rd place. After a bunch of running for warming up and waiting, the race finally started I had the second fastest time coming into it, but my main goal was just to go faster than last week. I knew that I could atleast do that with this field. We started, and I got a great start. I just stuck myself right behind Ricky Faure and Jordon Cross, because I thought Ricky Faure would run fast (he ran in the 4:20s last week indoors, but this track was a bit better, so I thought it would be faster.) Our first 200m was 34/35. Slower than it should've been. We came across the 800m mark at 2:20. That's my 2 mile pace. I tried to make a move there and push the pace, but so did Jordan. He told me I could go, so I did, and I ran in the lead for a lap after that. After Jordan and Ricky passed me and I just was lazy and didn't think anyone would pass me, so I just kept the pace I had at the first. Jordan won it, and Ricky took 2nd. Jordan ran a 2:08/:09 last 800, while I ran a 2:17. I ran negative splits for the first time ever for me, but I'm disappointed how this race turned out. I don't have another one for a few weeks, so I'll have something to build on. Afterward I did a long cool down with Chuk.
Later PM-Ran 2 miles around my uncles neighborhood to put in a few more miles. | 