View Workout (Meghan O'Rourke)
Districts
October 22, 2010 (Afternoon)
Exercise Type: Run
Comments:
This race was definately bittersweet. It's awesome that the varsity girls are going to state, but it sucks that the boys' team didn't make it, and it's disappointing that I didn't accomplish my personal goals for the race.
Mile 1: It went by really fast, and I probably ran it too fast, but I wanted to make sure I was running with the people I needed to run with.
Mile 2: I passed quite a few girls, but I couldn't find those Vallivue girls I was looking for.
Mile 3: I started to struggle on the grassy stretch before the sand, but I kept telling myself that I couldn't give up because every point counts. The two girls I was battling with passed me though. On the long finishing stretch, Savannah caught up to me. I wasn't going to let her go without me, and for the first time this season, I finally found my kick. Too bad we didn't get to pass lots of people though.
Like I mentioned, I'm really proud of my team, but I'm really disappointed in myself. This is the race that I've been training for since the end of districts last year. All I wanted to do was qualify as an individual for state, but i missed it by three places. I didn't get my time goal either. I wanted to beat Chelsea Luke's time of 19:56, but I didn't. I've had many races that were much more horrible than this race-I didn't even feel that bad during this race-but I've never been more disappointed in myself after a race. All I wanted was to be a good enough runner to make it to state, to feel like I accomplished a hard goal. It really lowers your self-worth to not accomplish a goal that you worked so hard for. But at the same time, maybe I didn't work hard enough. I didn't have to eat that chocolate chip cookie. I could've done more push-ups, or gone on a couple more long runs, but the fact is that I didn't, and that's something that I have to own up to.
For state, I have to put my own feelings aside and run my hardest for my team. I've grown really close to the team this year, and they've become my family. I owe it to them to run one last race to the best of my ability. I love you guys, and I'm glad that we have one more trip together. Thank you to all the coaches for being the best coaching staff in the world and making xc experience amazing.