Failure makes me work even harder.

AM- 3 miles E to AC.  Felt good.

PM- Time Trial.  Was a little nervous because of short notice.  I was ready thought.  First lap me and Mike went fast, but I think it was good for future refrences (1:03).  The second lap, I don't know the time, was a little slower cause mentally I didn't quite prepare very well.  The third/fourth laps weren't good at all.  I really was so tight and I really just sat there.  I should've been at least 10 seconds faster this time trial (no joke.) I just fell back too early.  I think it's good though cause I PRed when we haven't done any speedwork on the track.  I know by the end of the season I can get in the low 20's at least.  I feel like I have improved so much but I just haven't trust myself when it's come to running.  Goal for the rest of the week and senior year: trust myself and just go.

AM- 3 miles E to AC.  Felt good, but I was super tight afterwards.  Need to stretch more.

AM- 3 easy to AC.

PM- 4 w/ 4x200m.  It was our annual ice cream run, but I didn't eat any ice cream, because I am lactose intolerant, so I just headed back with Ridge and Archie.  We did the 200's and I started out slow on the first one, but kicked the last 100m.  The next two I ran hard and really had no one to push me, because no one was near me (Mike, Paul, Kyler, etc weren't with me) until the last one Ridge wanted to keep up with me, so he started out super fast and I wasn't expecting it so he was well ahead of me, but I ran well.

AM- 3 easy to AC.  Feeling good.

PM- 3 down in california.  Felt good to shake out the junk of me from the trip.  Had some side aches, but nothing else to report.

Got our packets and such.  Then ran the course and it was super muddy.  Felt a little junky cause I haven't eaten well this trip.

3 miles warm up. Had a hard time sleeping last night but as I warmed up I felt fine.  I was positive before the race

RACE- I started out behind everyone practically (I am not elite person) and I started out well I guess.  The first mile I was passing people pretty well, but didn't want to go too crazy and die.  The next mile was the crappiest.  I got cut off on the switchbacks at the beginning and lost all my momentum and really it lost my momentum for most of the race.  The last mile I just wasn't amazing, just held my positition, but really I wasn't in a great spot.

I just wish I could've had a better end to my high school xc career.  It would've been awesome to end it well, but it kinda summed up my whole season- did well compared to most people, but way underperformed.  I think I just need to find the things that need to be fixed and then actually fix them (obviously I'm not gonna just change my running, just tweek them) and then I just need to keep running workout well and stay with mike and I think track could be different.  I really hope so.  I really am thankful for all that xc has done for me...this team has really been the friends I probably would've never made, because I was too shy, but it gave me people to talk to and be friends with.  They also have been really the only people outside my family that are constantly happy people in my life...cause you know when you go to xc that a good ol' joke will be thrown out that you can give a good hearty laugh to!  I wish I could've given you guys more than I did, because you guys really deserve it!  XC 4EVER!