sectionals 5/23/13

I ran the 1600 in a slower time than at regionals, but a faster time than anything else i’ve ran all year. it was my last race in high school, and probably my race race ever on a track. i didn’t feel too sad about it at the time, because i felt terrible, just catching a bad cold yesterday. that really dampened the excitement for the whole meet.

but my friends on the 4x200 team qualified for state! and i’m the alternate, so i’m going with to la crosse next weekend. i wish i could have worked harder this year and been able to break 6 and qualify for state, but that’s not what my season allowed. i’m glad i was able to get back to the shape i was last year, with a 6:17 in the mile. 

now it’s time to take a rest week and then start my summer training. college cross country is a whole new level in my running, and i hope i can meet my expectations for myself in the next 4 years.

tracktown:

real talk tho if i can beat you in a 100m thats when you know you’re not a sprinter

i did it!!!!!!! qualified for sectionals in the mile, and a junior/senior PR! 6:17! not amazing, but i’ll take it :)

ugh. this sucks. i still have a bad sore throat and it’s starting to feel a fever coming on. i’m dizzy too. worst week ever to develop a cold…. :(

oh no i just woke up with a bad sore throat, and regionals is today!! do you guys have any tips to get rid of it quick? i don’t have any other symtoms really. help?

i must be in better shape now than i was during homecoming because my calves aren’t sore at all from wearing heels all night! :) good! because regionals is tomorrow and it would suck to be sore because of prom.

my coach is better than your coach. he bought me snickers today :)

can’t wait for rrrrrregionals on monday! even if i don’t advance, i just want to have a happy end of senior track!

conference race 5/14/13

ok, i owe you guys an update. conference was last night, and when we arrived after the long bus ride, i knew things were going to be bad. there was a headwind on the home straight at about 30-35 mph, and it was HOT. about the worst weather for my taste. :(

so i tried to stay focused, but my mentality went downhill one lap into the mile. i gave up. that’s all i can say about the race. it was honestly one of the worst races of my life. i was so prepared for this, i really wanted second place, but i ended in fifth. so far behind my freshman. it was horrible.

i was crying and feeling bad for myself after the mile, and almost left right then, but my brother gave me a great pep talk and so i went and ran the 800. i was so pissed about the mile, so i just fueled that into the 800. i took off sprinting, and led for a while, and then one girl passed me and pulled away. on the home stretch, i was so focused on letting the third place girl not beat me, that i didn’t realize the 1st place girl was slowing down. we ended up within 1 second of each other, me in third. i’m proud of how i fought through that race, and even with the wind, it was a 6 second PR for this season.

i’m angry. but i haven’t given up yet. i have one more race (maybe two) and if i work hard and forget about times, i can fight my way to sectionals. it’s going to happen. it has to.