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mercersburg meet

September 25, 2010 (Afternoon)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 80, very sunny

Comments:
Good meet. I'm pleased. The course wasn't as fast as Mercersburg usually is (probably due to the heat/sunlight and the scarcity of drinking water...combined with sitting on a bus for two hours), and also I am still getting over a cold so I wasn't feeling tops. But I ran well, really pushed myself! Elizabeth and I worked together for the first two miles, and it was nice to have a teammate there with me. There's something really comforting about knowing you CAN keep up with her because you train next to her day in and day out. We also had the most ridiculous girl ever (I think she was wearing dark blue...) who kept passing us, then we'd pass her, then she'd wedge herself between us, then we'd pass her, etc...it was really annoying but we both beat her in the end :)
The only part of my race that I was frustrated with was the last 200 meters. I had gotten through all the hard parts - the hills that felt bigger than they should have, the beating sun - and then, as the finish line faced me, I started to wonder, to almost give up. Of course I didn't, but that flickering instant of doubt ruined me. Some crazy fast girl from I don't even know where (white singlet with red and blue?) came tearing along from behind me and passed me maybe 20 feet before the finish line. I know it's not that big a deal, that some people have more sprint in them than I do...but it made me upset. Left a bitter taste in my mouth. I have to remember that the race isn't over till it's over. Even though I ran strong and consistently the whole time, the girl who chills in the pack behind me and then sprints in at the end is the one who crosses the finish line first. So, my turnover needs some work. And my mental stamina. To be so close - I could SEE the flags - and to then give in to my tiredness for a step...foolish. I can't let that happen again.