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Jimmy Driscoll

August 29, 2009 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: HOT

Comments:
So I'm definitely disappointed with my time. That's like more than a minute slower than my average times from last season. And I have a pretty far fetched time goal for the season so I hope that this isn't a bad sign.

I was so pumped for the meet. All last night I just couldn't wait. I knew that I was going to do well.

I had one goal, which was to stay on varsity. (with my awesome new uniform, thanks so much for getting them.)After watching the JV girls I decided that I wanted to try to sprint at the end, which is not something I do in races...ever. I can't recall even one race over the last two seasons where I have.

Gun goes off: I was nervous, I was in the back. All I was focusing on was my own foot steps. I went out okay. I don't think I did too fast or too slow, it wouldn't have hurt me to do it faster.

Mile 1: Hot. Dusty. I felt fine. Kind of good. I was focusing on Sarah's back at the beginning. I wanted to catch up to her. I did and we ran together for the rest of the race. We kept each other going and encouraged each other.

Mile 2: Hot. Hot. HOT! That's all that was going through my mind. I kept my same pace. I never slowed down once I settled in. And I don't think I went much faster, either.

Mile 3: Hot. Tired. Why am I in cross country? Why do I put myself through these things? (Even though I knew at the end I would love it again.) Sarah and I still kept each other going. We would tell each other good job and keep it up and stuff. Bryce told us he wanted to see who was faster and both of us were like, "NO!"

It's really stressful for me to think about speeding up in a race. I think that's why I don't do it. It scares me to think about it because I don't trust myself to keep the pace. But I'm going to change it this season.

Last 100 meters: Sarah started to speed up. I started to speed up. I didn't think I could sprint. I was going to just let my goal slip because all I could think about was how I couldn't do it.

For once my mind was telling my body not to do something, instead of the other way around. When it got to the last..50 or 60? meters I don't know what happened. I felt my body stop for a second and then all of a sudden I was flying, without my mind's permission. I felt like I was drifting or running slow motion but I was running faster than I've ever ran before in my life. Huge adrenaline rush. It was amazing.

So I completed my goals, but the time is a total mood killer. I want to be like filled with joy but then when I look at the time it's like ugh..didn't I get those kinds of times when I was a freshman and on a bad sophomore race? So I guess all I can do is wait for Caldwell to improve! I can't wait!!

(sorry this is so long)