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Outdoor UAA Championships

April 22, 2011 (Afternoon)

Exercise Type: Run

Comments:
Weather wasnt too bad. It was cloudy actually, and not super hot. Nice conditions. Regardless, we warmed up inside on the track above the basketball gym. My throat was feeling fine at that time. Sweating a ton though because we had on a lot of clothes. Afterward, we went out to the track to do hurdle warm ups, and they went well. I wasnt that nervous. I havnt been getting nervous at all (which is weird). Then we spiked up did drills and toed the line. It was all so straight forward.

The race went out decently. I was in the back of the pack I guess, but I wasnt thinking about falling off. I didnt see my splits, didnt hear then either, but Coach said I was still in it through the 2k, like I was last week. I didnt execute when I was supposed to. I didnt execute at all. I settled, and ran the same time as before. When asked why, I had no answer. There was no drive, no fight. There wasnt fear either. When I look back on it, I feel as thought there was nothing. It is a frustrating thought. Chris fell early, and I should have one with him. Subliminally, I must have sized his lead up and realized i was in the right place, even thought it wasnt. I need to realize that I can run up there and run that time. That is the mental barrier. Chris beats me by over a minute in the 5k, but I can run what he ran today. It is disappointing that I didnt respond at the time I should have. In Virgina, I had a pack to catch and pass. Today, it was right infront of me, but I did not go with it. That is how the race went for me. The water pits were strong push offs though, much better. I attacked a lot of the hurdles to, much cleaner than before.

I want to run Allegheny to get the experience back, to try and find that racing spirit. Honestly, all it takes is one race. Something else needs to be done. I overcame the injury barrier, now I must overcome the mental barrier that grew in my time off. It can be done. My legs felt fine, I bet the sore throat had something to do with it (running 11 rather than 7) but it didnt feel like a problem.

Anyways, this was my first conference meet. I never expected myself to be competing at this level, but a little trust can go a long way. I set is as a goal way back to make it through a season and represent the team. I did do that. Now I know I can make it here, but now I want to do well. That is what Cross will be all about. I will be there, and I will help the team. This is the level I can be on. I am back to where I was in high school. This was supposed to be the launch pad, but clearly I am not ready. The only way to find out is to try again.

Cooled down on the track for a little, still out of it mentally, then a bunch of us ran around campus, which was really nice, before heading to the banquet. My throat got way worse at the end of the day. WTF. Got to pound that Advil. Stretched, rolled, L7 and some ice afterward, not much though. We shall see how my legs are in the morning.

I think I am going to keep training to get to Allegheny (Run tomorrow), and then we will re evaluate my summer.