Warmed up with Kyler and Nick. Nick looked like he was ready and focused for a fast 3200m. We got to the start line, lined up and everything. But then the lightning went off instead of the gun, and the meet was post-poned for 2 or 3 hours. Great, just what we wanted. After a long while of getting wet and doing everything to stay dry, and then giving us 10 minutes of warning before the race, the men's 3200m started. I didn't get out too well, but my coach just wanted me to tuck behind someone, and finish strong. I stayed behind the pack, and in the 2nd or 3rd lap I saw Adam and Cade were dropping them, so I tried to get behind them. During this I accidently cut Kyler off and spiked him. He says he didn't feel it, but it looked terrible. During the rest of the race I drafted off Adam and Cade until 2 laps to go. I ran a 1:05 for the 2nd to last lap, and a 1:07-08 for the last lap. I felt great afterward. Nick didn't do as well as he wanted (probably because of the race getting post-poned), but Kyler PR'ed at 10:01, so that was good for Sky View. Cade was second, and Adam was third, then two more Box Elder guys, then Kyler. After I did a good cool down, and got ready for the medley. I needed to be in the top 2 to help the team get a spot at state. Our 200 runners gave us a good lead, and our 400m runner went a bit slower than the other teams, but not by much, so when I got the baton I was in third. I messed up on our hand off a bit, and that lost about a half second, which seemed like a lot of time at first. I tried to close the gap quickly. That didn't work too well. Johnny Perez of Logan had a good lead, and the Bonneville team had an even bigger one. I kept pushing it, not letting Johnny get any farther ahead. I knew I could catch him, because he already ran the open 800m. I pushed it, and finally caught him at the 50m to go mark. It felt great to help them qualify for state. Cool down afterwards. I didn't get home until 9:10, which was way later than I wanted.
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