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September 8, 2012 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

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back at calvin again. i felt decent going into the day, not super. decided i was going to have fun. the weather was beautiful-- perfect for a cross country race. i smiled, and made a big difference. my nerves went away, but i was still excited to go race.
started out conservative, and we worked well as a team through the first mile in about 5:12. hung with ethan and chris through 4k, and phil was there too. at the same time that i dropped a bit from chris and ethan, phil dropped off of me, and i focused on just catching people. came through 5k in 16:04, 7 seconds faster than last year. continued to push, and felt great coming through 6k. hit the hill and died a bit-- it really shocked my legs. the last mile was a struggle, and i had to push pretty hard, but i still passed people on the last stretch. i kept repeating throughout the race "pain is a state of mind," courtesy of barnes, and i think it helped to distract me, if nothing else, so i think that'll be one of my mantras.
finished in 26:01.2 so close to breaking 26! the plan is to break it at all-ohio with a slightly faster start. all in all though, i'm very satisfied with the race.