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states day 1

May 25, 2016 (Afternoon)

Exercise Type: Run

Comments:
well it was really bad. I felt really bad in the heat while warming up and I felt really nervous. I've been drinking water nonstop for the past couple days but the moment I started racing all of the water evaporated out of my mouth. I was in the 4x8 with Isabel, May, and Katherine. Isabel and May raced beautifully, Isabel in particular. When I got the baton we were in third. the fourth place girl was nowhere to be seen and the 1st and 2nd place girls were a little ahead, but now I can't remember by how much. by the time i handed off the baton they were wayyyy ahead. I felt myself getting unfocused and going slowly in the second 200 and tried to pick it up but didn't succeed at all. the second lap was slower, by a fair amount. I'm not sure I even truly kicked. I could blame it on being alone, or the heat, and that's part of it, but I could have dealt with these things better. We still got third, and katherine didn't have to really race it. but I ran 15 seconds slower than my PR, which is such a huge amount. If I had been 15 seconds faster, maybe she coulda brought us in for 2nd or 1st. I feel like I let myself off the hook too much, using the heat as an excuse, and also being happy about getting to go up to the podium and get a medal. Now I feel like I really have to have a good 400 tomorrow. The good news is that there are going to be people with me, because the heats are by seed time.
oh I also ran a 200. I actually felt tired during it, unlike the last time I ran a 200. Mostly it was ok, I let up a little before the line and ran a second slower than I did last time I ran it. I don't really know how to improve it though. I probably could have warmed up better.

It was really nice to be at states though and see a lot of great performances. both girls and boys 4x2 were inspiring, as Anthony said. the boys 4x8 was also really great. Congrats to Tristan on his 1:52!! Someone said we're winning by 8 points, though clearly only a few events have been scored, since most of the races today were prelims.
Also, major acheivement of the day: I understood Sarah's log title for the first time.