C Mantz Running

        The Davis Invitational is the biggest I've been to so far.  I was signed up for the 3200 and the 1600.  The 1600 was at the first, at 10 or 11 AM, and the 3200 was at 5 or 6.   I went on the long bus ride and I felt great.  I warmed up with Tyson, who had an amazing race in his heat, and got my spikes on and went.  The biggest complaint about the meet was definitely the track.  It was crappy.  There were some parts that were more like road than track.  Anyway, I did my same old start.  I slowed the first 100, then for the next 100 pushed it to first.  I thought a lot of people were going to be pushing me, but no one was pushing me til the end of the third lap.  Two guys passed me, and I thought they were going to have a Tyler Robert's finish in the last lap, but since they didn't, I passed them on the next 100.  I then went and sprinted til the finish.  I got first in that race, but since it was the open, it didn't have a big reward like the invited section.  I qualified for state though, getting a 4:27.4.  I felt great.  I ate a bunch, but I should've eaten it a bit later.  I had 8 hours til the 2 mile.  I just watched races until my event.  I stayed hydrated, and marked my territory on that one Davis urinal about a thousand times.  I then got ready for the two mile after a long time.  Also during it I saw Brad Nye break the Utah record in the mile.  Then when I went to warm up for the 3200, I didn't think I had enough time, so I tried to warm up fast, which didn't help.  After it, I just went to the start.  I was inbetween 4 Davis guys at the start.  I was also seeded 3rd.  I just felt great for the first lap, so I pushed the first mile by myself as usual.  Brayden Cromar passed me at the 5th lap.  I felt like crap.  I was having thoughts of dropping out.  I stayed behind him the rest of the way.  At the last lap I tried to pass him, but he started sprinting, and I knew it wasn't a smart idea to pass him on the curve.  A friend from Herriman got mixed up in the laps and sprinted too, but to the finish, thinking he'd either won it or was top 3.  That messed him up, but he still recovered and took 6th.  I then kept behind Cromar and didn't let anyone catch me after that and I just took 2nd by a second or so.  I did a cool down after. and we left.  My time was 9:27.4.  Just like my mile, but 5 minutes slower.