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Caldwell

September 4, 2009 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: way too hot.

Comments:
Wow!
So I was in a GREAT mood!
warming up to cha-cha slide just made me feel even better!
I was ready.
I went into it not caring about my time, but only caring that I tried my hardest.
I started out good, but man it was so crowded!
I felt great the first mile, but I think I took it too slow because I got like 9:02 and from then on I knew that my time wouldnt be great, and I, for the first time in my life, was okay with that! I really tried to encourage everyone who went past me or who I went past. There were a lot of people who'd pass me then half a mile later I'd pass them etc, and that happened for the whole race. I ended up beating all of them though, I think.
2nd mile, I was very positive and just happy. I was so tired and just felt like crap..but I was happy.
3rd mile, I really tried to kick it up.
It was a hard course!
I passed so much more people than usual.
And then that capital girl.
Oh boy.
At about the 400 she approached, then on the track we were running fast..faster than I would usually run on the last 300..so naturally I was dead. At about maybe 250, she passed me..and I said nooo to her. She said its okay, we are almost done. I passed her again, and we were very close. I almost gave up but I knew I had to beat her.
So I started sprinting at like the 110 cause I was afraid she kick it up outta no where, and I guess she was really close cause with like 10 meters to go all I could hear was you guys screaming at me to go faster so I did, and I beat her! whoo!

it was the worst time I've gotten, but I still felt amazing..like i was meant to be there.
hahahaha. When i finished i almost fainted and was like crying cause it just idk hurt?! and they were like "we gotta get her outta here!" and they guided me out of the way of the finishing people, then claytons mom helped me out AGAIN. which really helped.
Then I puked up a bunch of mucus"/

The grass made my feet feel so heavy! I tried to lengthen my stride..and if I was successful, I wouldve done much better. But I dont think Ive been that tired before..I tried my hardest.

What I did good, was my finish and I passed a lot of people..and accelerated the corners!
What I did bad, first mile was too slow and I had a really really short stride.

*It being the day after the meet, I cannot get the meet off my mind. It felt so good in so many ways...yet so bad in so many ways.
I spent my WHOLE summer running. And it seems like all that hard hard work has done nothing!
it is so frustrating.
I feel so slow. I'm not even clooooooose to my potential.
I feel so..useless as a runner. I dont have fun running anymore. Just as Rorie was saying. I've worked so hard, that its just not fun. Yesterday, I had some fun...and It made me happy.
I worked so hard during summer. and I feel like its all gone to waste.
I came into xc last year being in no sort of shape and hardly running any type of long distance..yet I did so much better!

It's just..hard.
I feel like I have to work so much harder now only to get less results.
Those are my negative thoughts out of the way now.