Step by step, mile by mile

It was raining pretty horrendously all day today. My plan was to go do 4 mile tempo, hitting the lap starting at 90, and shaving a second off per lap. but the rain was bad, I decided to push anyway, and as I was leaving my mother said "Do you really want to risk getting sick for region?" and I didn't. I stood outside for probably 5 minutes contimplating it, feeling the weather out. So when the question "Would you rather go to state or get a SICK tempo in?" arises, I guess I know my response.

Off day.

In the AP bio test the fire alarm went off three times and we had to leave the testing room. I think I got a 4 which irritates me. I wanted to be the first to score a 5 on that test from my schoo.

I'm running the 1600 and 3200 at region. Workout was some pushups and such while jogging around. after that hamoroni 400. We started in groups and I just drafted off Kyle for a while. Then with 200 to go I came in clutch with a 61-62. Jogged a lap then did 400 finish, first 200 pace. I stuck behind Jordan for the first 100, and did my favorite thing to do and pass Jordan(so I could cut in for the finish) and blew past him on the last 200 and started reeling Aaron in a bit. I hit the 200 at like 36 and finished about 67. Everyone walked a lap but me for the next one. I gave myself 90 sec rest and took off. I came in quick at 34 and couldn't kick, 67. 2 mile cooldown.

Mile warmup, senior speeches. They had me, Mason, Aaron, Natalie, and Beni talk. Mason and Aaron talked about how slow they used to be, and in my speech I called them out on it and said while they were running 18's in XC I was running 23's. My speech was a lot less deep than XC's, people laughed even though I wasn't really trying. Neighborhood and 6x66m strides. Tomorrow's gonna be fun! I've trained hard, just gotta prove it!

I got put in the slow 1600 heat, ranked 1rst, so I just sorta tempo'd it. Start I got pushed back way badly. Some fool ran a 61 first lap lol. I ran a 4:58, splits weren't great, I lost focus. 71, 72, 77, 78. It's all about tomorrow though, just gotta do today twice. If any of my loyal bloggers see this and have advice give it please, ily

Today was quite upsetting. I warmed up well, I knew I could get it if I just pushed like I needed. And that first mile was perfect. It was me, Joey, Christian, Brandon Garcania, Ellis, and Chesnut. I was in fourth for most of the mile. 400 in 73, wasn't awful. 800 in 2:28. Mile in 5:03. I got hit with a terrible heat flash then. I just felt awful. Lost the pack, got passed, 10:53. So this is the end of my high school running career. It really wasn't where I wanted it to be, but I came so far from freshman year. To come from 6 minute miles and 25 minute 5k's to running 16's and 4's is incomprehensible. I choke up still and it's been hours thinking about everything and how it's over. I've met so many friends over these four years and I love them so much. Christian, Mason, Rylie, Kyrie, Austin, and Kedric have made my life 100 times better than before I met them. I've been in this blog for a year and through it I've met some of the greatest people I've ever met. Just know, if you're in my favorites list you mean so much to me and I'm so grateful to have met all of you. If I could give any advice to you guys if give it. But I tried all I could and I never could do well when it mattered so I don't know. There's a chance this is my last post on the blog, so to quote Truman show, 

Sincerely,

Eugene Nathaniel Grindle III (Nathan)

I think I did 5. I ate quite a bit after my choir trip and ran right after so I almost threw up a few times.

Track work 800, 2x400, 4x200. 2:30 rest for the 800, 2:00 for the 400's, jogged back for the 200's. I hit 79 for the first lap of the 8 and sped up and ran a 69. 66, 66, 30, 29, 28, 26. Cooldown for 6