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Carnegie Mellon Dual

January 31, 2009 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: Inside

Comments:
First of all, this was a huge PR from 16:31 last year and roughly a 16:22 from the last 5k of Oberlin. If you would have told me 8 days ago I would run this, I would have thought you'd belong in a mental institution.

However, this was a scored meet from places 1 to 3 and I got fourth. I saw the higher places ahead of me the entire race and I just watched them. I never made any sort of move. I saw Ethan coming back to me forever... and wouldn't pass him until the last lap in garbage time. I didn't believe and it didn't happen. I kicked it in pretty well on the last lap, but I needed to do something earlier. I ran on as everyone else dropped back or fell off, but I just would not step up and take it.

I'm not really sure if I should be happy tonight or not. It doesn't matter though, because it's over and all I can do is learn from it.