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Oxford Classic!

October 11, 2009 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Comments:
This was a pretty good race for me time wise. But placement wise I was pretty disappointed. I wanted to keep up with Rachael better but she beasted it out this race so it was a huge struggle for me! Anyways, I am always concerned about my start because I never know how fast I should start out. I haven't really gotten that part down yet. But I don't think I had a super bad start, it just didn't really help me out by getting better placement or anything.
I'll get on to my mile by mile reflection....
1st mile: I was having a hard time keeping up with Rachael and staying with Rachael. I would get myself up to her and then I would fall back and this happened like sixty bajillion times. It got really irritating haha! But anyways, so then on the stretch these lame people kept passing me and then I heard Jessica when we were over near the baseball park say "Good job Molly!!" and then I was totally encouraged and I then passed all those lame people that passed me! :) Anyways, the bridge was kinda crowded but it was fun because I've never gone over a real bridge before in a race (other than Gary Ward, but I hardly count that one) so that was really exciting. :)
2nd Mile: I was really struggling at this part of the race because Rachael was SOOO far ahead of me and I just felt really discouraged and like I was an inadequate runner, but I put those feelings aside and then I heard Taylor say something and I don't really remember what he said but it got me in the zone again and I started to pass people. Then it was super crowded on the bridge again and elbows were kinda going everywhere but that made it a little more exciting:)
3rd mile: So on the second time coming back off the bridge I remember coach telling us to start to go kick it in so I was like "hhhhh, okay, i'll go faster" but I was really reluctant to do so, but i did anyways. Plus I wanted to pass this one girl who had these really "interesting" braids in her hair and I don't know why but I was like "I WANNA PASS THE GIRL WITH THE WEIRD BRAIDS!" It was really strange that that made me want to go faster but it did and then I passed her on the hill part I think...Anyways. So that last stretch was really fun because there were tons of people and it was just super fun!
So I think this race was good, but I'm still disappointed that I wasn't up there with Rachael. And I'm pretty sure that I was disappointed about that for last race, so...yeah. Anyways, good job everyone!! And thanks so much coaches for letting us go!! And way to go Sora for getting first!!!