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Third Battle

October 19, 2019 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 50's; Partly Cloudy

Comments:
Third Battle is the last in the series of 3 meets that I've been to all 4 years. Each year was drastically different. The first time, I was exhausted after the Lock-in. The second time, I had some ugly photos taken of me at the finish. The third time, I had a huge PR but wasn't able to walk afterward. This time around, I got a lot of sleep the night before, I was relaxed, and I wasn't broken. Overall, I was satisfied but still hungry for MACs and States.

The day began with a series of incredible performances. The coaches and the underclassmen set the tone for the rest of the day, having unexpected PRs left and right, even after the fast course last week.

Warming up for my race, I wasn't that stressed. I was happy that today was going to be a fast course and that I would be able to pass people. Litty gave a nice speech to the group before we got going.

As always, the cannon sounded and the pack stormed down the first 300m before the woods like bats out of hell. The pace slowed to bloody a trot. I fought to get on the outside and get up to Corbin, who I finally reached out of the woods. I did some good work before coming past the 2500m mark much slower than I had hoped I would. I passed some more people in the woods, working my way to kick at about 600m. Happy about my time today but more so about my personal progress in the past 4 years and how deep the team is right now. It's a bit sad that the team is only getting so good after I leave, but the meaning of legacy is planting seeds in a garden that you will never get to see grow. I'm super pumped to see what we can do next week and at States.