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April 14, 2012 (Afternoon)

Exercise Type: Run

Comments:
found out i was in the slow heat for the steeple, so i was kinda bummed-- the competition probably would've been better at marv frye, not to mention, the weather was definitely better. it was raining and cold, but fortunately, it stopped raining and got a little warmer when we started our warm up. warmed up about 2.5, then got our stuff and headed out to the infield. as it turned out, the slow heat was second, there were two heats of girls steeple, and they were already running behind, which meant we would start a lot later than we expected. it didn't end up being a problem, since it wasn't very cold, i did hurdle and regular drills, stood around, and got a few run-overs. as it turned out, i had the second best seed time in the heat, at 10:08, and there was a 10:06 guy. obviously i was hoping to run faster than that, so i wanted to win the heat.
the slow heat finished, and as the times were posted, we saw 8th place was 10:03, and 6th was 9:52, so i had a good chance of scoring. we got onto the line, and the race started. i was expecting to get to the front easily, and lead from there. immediately i could tell we were going too fast, so i settled into the middle of the pack for the first 200m. it spread out more once we got to the hurdles. there was one kid way out in front, and then our pack. we came through the first quarter in 76--still too fast, but ok. i moved my way up to the front of the pack slowly. the group thinned out as we reeled in the fast starter. i tried to stay as relaxed as possible and come through the first 3 comfortable, and then start doing work. i passed the leader and led for a little bit, then the oberlin kid passed me at some point in time. i didn't react well enough when he passed me, so he got away, and by the time i started to kick, it was too late. still finished strong. there are some things i can work on, and i definitely think i can run faster-- at least another 10 seconds. i am SO psyched to run steeple at conference! placed 8th in all-oh, missed 7th by .15 sec! ranked 7th in uaa now. it's gonna be interesting.
long cooldown with ben and mercer. then hung out and ate for the rest of the day.