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Outdoor UAA at CMU

April 28, 2012 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

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Big day at UAA. This is the level we all want to be on. Overall an amazing day. It was shitty out in terms of weather. Didnt stop us. most of the distance crew left the hotel around 1200, so a lot of the morning was hanging around. Got there and it was cold. Didnt hang around much. we wanted to warm up with enough time. It started to rain then, but we kept our cool Warm ups went about as good as they could go. I wasnt scared, but I was nervous. I felt confident and cool. Kept that going into the race as well.

The race went out real fast, and to do business I had to keep up. I did I put my self in. Plan worked for about 3 laps, then my lack of base kicked in and I started to fall off. I felt like I was going as hard as I could, but it wasnt keeping up. Form fell apart and yea I hung on to PR, but not break 10. It will come someday :) I can pick myself up and keep training because I had fun while I was in the race. I enjoyed myself, was disappointed I didnt break 10 though. I was glad that I got this chance to compete. I didnt feel scared, felt like I could run with these guys. I think I can in the best circumstances. I obviously couldnt today, but thats what coming off injury does, and its part of being a runner. Great runners arnt always healthy, they need to work with what they got. So yea dead tired after I finished. Looking foreward to the summer training and coming back to race these guys, since I can hang on, just need to for a little longer. My philosophy: Put yourslef in the race. If you hang around long enough, never know whats gonna happen. If you got it, you go it. If you dont, it aint there. Just race hard till the end...

I guess I can ask for more, but I did my game plan. I went out hard and stuck with the pack and put myself in the race for as long as I could. If I went out slower, I would have never been in it. I had to do it to get the mindset... I didnt get last too there was an NYU kid who dropped out. This was a tough season, one of the toughest to come back, knowing I didnt have the base. I still couldnt give up, and put myself in there to do my best. A PR is a PR, and I threw myself into that race, even if I didnt break 10. Doing the stepple felt even tougher for me, since form makes so much of a difference. It deteriorated a lot at the end, but what will be will be. To get back into this conference oming back with the stepple probably wasnt the wisest decision, but I love to train for it and I love to run it, so that is what I am going to do. I have one regret not going with the Chicago Kid when he caught up to me (He broke ten, but my legs couldnt handle it). I honestly felt like I was running as hard as I could... That mileage will catch up to you (Another ramble, but hey got to spit it out) Wrote a lot hope I come back and read this sometime.

I am happy with the PR, but not satisfied. I want to break 10, but I dont know what training and doing another race would do for me. I didnt have the base, and I cant make that up now. I can use what I have learned and the experience I have gained to get ready for cross. I realize how much fun it was, and how hard I can race. I want to use this season to propel me into the cross season where I plan to do some serious damage. With my circumstances, I feel satisfied, but I can have a new beginning now for something better. Real happy my parents got to come and watch me.

Cooled down around the track while watching the 4x800, which blew my mind. Anything can happen!!!

What a season, a tough one for sure, one I can learn from. another foot forward. Its true that I am having fun the whole time. This team means a lot to me and everyone. Stretch L7 and ice bath back at the hotel. ALso ran around the parking lot when we got back to stretch out a little.