Met up with Dave this morning and did our usual loop. Pretty cold this morning but still quite enjoyable. We had the Panther Relays today which is a fun meet in the middle of the season where the team can get a solid workout in while having fun running nothing but relays. They also have a 1600m race for the middle schoolers and old timers. Dave beat me last year and I wanted to redeem myself. I warmed up and got some strides in and watched Dave run the 800m leg of the medley. I guess Dave wasn't planning on running the 1600m. He planned on running it with Rylee. Dang. The gun went off and I worked my way into 1st place. I felt good while some of the high schoolers went around me. The wind started to pick up and hit the first lap in 1:16. I knew I would have to gut it out to break 5:00 today. I pushed a kid out of the way at the 110m mark because I needed to move. As soon as I thought this, the wind picked up even more. It seemed like I was barely moving and then the wind would die down. I kept working for this one. I hit 1:13, 1:14, and then finished with a 1:13. I ended up lapping a few people which helped but I was slightly disappointed in the time. I knew if the wind died down I could have gone a little bit faster. Oh well! This was still a lot of fun. Nice to have parents and the runners cheer me on. The team had a great time today and overall it was a giant success.
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