Today was the UHSTCA indoor track Part 1. So when I arrived at the oval, the line for registration was freaking out the door! So after my mom and I waited in that line for ever, Tomy met up with us at the front because the people who were checking us in ran out of change so they were calling people up with one dollar bills or fives or smaller than 20's. So after that big fiasco I didn't have that much time so I ran over to the stuff, changed my shoes and went immediately on my warm up. I went down stairs in the oval and did about a half mile just jogging around. Then they seeded us and I was in heat 3 with Dakota. So they call us onto the track but they still had 2 heats till we went so Dakota and I changed our shoes, well I did becuase Dakotas spikes were not to be found. So we did strides, drills and stretching; pretty much anything to stay warmed up and waste time until we raced. They finally call us to the starting line and they lined us up according to our seeded time. So of course Dakota and I are put in the back. The gun goes off and since there is a lot of people to pass to get to the front, we were boxed in. Going around the curve we worked together to pass people and try to stay on the inside..... That didn't work. So we go around the 400 at 78 seconds. That did not seem that slow to me but going much faster I would have for sure died later in the race. Dakota and I start passing a few people and working our way up. Going around the 800 we hit 2:45 which is exactly what my first lap time was so I was staying really consistent. Then the dreaded third lap starts. I remember its just like the hills and to push through it. I picked up the pace and start to gap on Dakota. I didn't hear what the 1200 time was but we slowed down a little but not to bad. I think the lap was 84 seconds because our last lap was 77 seconds as well. Then on the last lap we just go all out and start to really pass people. With about 200 meters to go, Dakota passes me but going around the curve I was on the outside of him trying to pass him and I eventually did just after the curve. Then I just kicked it in because I saw the clock and I knew I could have broken 5:30 if we weren't boxed in on the 3rd lap! Then when I saw my time I was pretty pleased. I finished the day; after feeling better because I felt pretty sick after my race, I finished the day off by going on a half mile cooldown while waiting for Chris and Tomy's race to start. Then I go and cheer for them and stretch because tomorrow I have the 800..... YIPEE!!!
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