Although officially a race report, I don't want to ruffle any feathers by clicking that little button up there and posting results of a 200 meter dash on a site frequented primarily by marathon geeks - I use the term affectionately since I have run a couple of the things myself. After a frankly quite disappointing 400 meter race on Friday, I was determined to redeem myself in the 200. Unfortunately, similar to the 400, the heat sheets revealed that many of the entrants had bailed for whatever reason, leaving just me and 12 guys that looked a wee bit faster than I. I sucked it up and climbed into the blocks in lane 5 at a 30 degree side angle, wishing someone were there to prop me up so I didn't fall over - interesting experience for sure. I got out really well and was gaining on lane 6... before he decided to actually sprint. I was able to stay strong and upright through the final banked turn and down the stretch, beating one guy in my heat and another in the last heat. More importantly than not coming in dead last (ok, I admit that was pretty important), I posted a 26.57, which is pretty much where I wanted to be this early in my return to masters track. Rob had to miss my brilliance to catch his flight, so I only have a photo taken by a kindly race fan after I ran. 
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