Today, since we have a race at the Oval I went straight home from school and did some homework. When I arrived at the race and checked in, I decided to go warm up because it was when the girls were starting. The boys were planned to run at 5:30 so I started to warm up at 5. They didnt call the boys over until 6! So during the girls mile I did a mile warm up, then I did drill and strides. After being seeded I was in heat 9 so I had like another hour until I raced. So about thirty minutes before my race again I did another mile warm up with Sarah S. We finally line up, they had the fastest people in my heat on the front line, 5:30-5:45 people and I was in that group so I was on the front line. I go out pretty good with the lead pack, being in fourth place for the first 400 meters with a time of 78 seconds first lap. Then the pack started to pull away with me so I was in first place in the chasing pack. We go around the 800 and my time was 2:48, at this point a group of 3 or 4 pass me but I stay with them. I pass two of the kids who passed me, when we were all going around at the 1200 mark, I was at 4:26! Which sucks because that means that my third lap was a 1:38!!! Then for the last lap I just focused on beating my time that I did at BYU, which I did. Then on the last 300 I just keep saying 300 to go, 200 to go, 100 to go! At the 200 I really start to kick and pass people. I think one kid passed me at the finish when I passed like 4 but I might have passed the other kid, I am not sure. It was close. Then since there was no chance for me to be going to Peer Court I did a mile cooldown and went to In N Out burger and got 2 Burgers!! |