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The race

September 4, 2009 (Night)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: sunny

Comments:
Today was race day. The whole day I didn't feel like I was going to race, even though I was. I started out the race going at a good pace but a few seconds in I got stuck in one of the areas because the path was so small and I was trying to get through. I think only Meridian kids got stuck :). I felt okay but obviously tired after the second mile, but about half way through the second mile I felt like I had to puke. That made me think about the kid at Jimmy Driscol that stopped with 200m left to go so he could puke. I did not want to be that kid. I kept running and I got to the first time you hit the track. There were people already finishing when I hit that point. I think I knew then that I wasn't going to beat my PR, but I still kept going at the same pace. When I got the the track to finish, it felt great to almost be over, but it still stunk because I was in, I think, 223rd place out of 245, and a whole lot of people passed me. When I had about 150m to go I just sprinted as hard as I could, I kept getting closer and closer to the finish line, and I heard people calling out my name. That made me want to sprint even harder because It felt good to have people want me to win. I finnaly crossed the finish line at 25:35, a minute thrity worse than last time. I felt so exhaused and after the race I even felt a little sick. I was so glad I did it, and so glad it was over :D.