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DC State Meet

February 11, 2020 (Afternoon)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 50's; Cloudy

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After hearing Tristan's lovely email (thank you!!!) and getting the typical pre-states shpeel, did a quick 800m jog, stretched, and then spent the next 5 hours cheering, hydrating, and fueling. Watched Ben Meyer and Isaiah destroy shot. Leo Cooper also had a couple amazing performances, as did Guisseppe, Ziyah, Jara, Annie, My Son and so many others.

Siff and I agreed to get warmups going at the start of the boys 500m, and I had the pleasure of pretending to be Coach Satola (always a fun part). We got through drills quickly and then found ourselves with quite a bit of time ahead of our race going off. Eventually, after the meet went from 10 minutes ahead to 10 minutes behind, the gun went off. The first few laps were conservative but alarmingly fast. I traded positions with a guy from St. Johns and Gonzaga for a while after about 1400m I had established myself. Hit many consecutive 39s before a couple of 40s and 41s ahead of a 35 last lap. Super, duper, unexpectedly happy with my time and to see what I can do in spring. Even more happy to get out and watch Luke Tewalt massacre the 1600m, 3200m, and open 800m. What a time to be a runner in DC. Cooled down, stretched, and had a few hours before the bus left. 4x400m was incredible to watch as always. Coaches had a word after our whole-team cooldown and we were on our way.

The takeaway from today is that we have great potential that will be met in the spring and in years to come. Of course, I am glad to be moving onto outdoor, but I am sad to see my career as a Bug ending so soon. I am also sad to be missing out on the team in the years to come. Regardless, I am still blinded by the bright future of this team.