So.. I ran two races today, but I don't know my split for the 4x4, so I went with the 800. So. I was much more nervous for this race than the one yesterday. I warmed up a lot better too. And used my inhaler. There were 5 stinking heats of it, and I was in the third, so I had to wait for a little while. But Liz and Abby were in it with me, so that made me feel better. They did the alley start for it, which makes me nervous beyond belief, and my start was rather terrible. I got trapped behind pretty much everyone. And I tripped when everyone finally cut in. So it took me quite a while to get back in it mentally, and my first lap was crap. When we got to where there was only 300 meters left, I started trying to make a move. Unfortunately.. so did the girl right next to me, and she shoved me out into the third lane. And I do mean that she shoved me. Quite hard. And I said "what the crap?!". Out loud. And I felt stupid after, but then I just passed her and forgot about it. It was around this point that I decided I needed to move or it was just gonna be like another bad workout. So I started my kick.. and passed everyone but the girl in the very front. And I found out later that she only beat me by .12 of a second. So.. I was pretty happy about this race. No dry throat afterward either. And later, Coach said that it was really a step in the right direction and stuff and at the time, I was kind of like "yeah, whatever." But then I started thinking about all the races and stuff I've run since State XC (American Fork, Nike, Footlocker, 5k for Taleah, half marathon, etc) and how crappy I felt after them. And today was pretty much the first race since then that I haven't felt terrible after. So.. I really am happy with the race today. (even if my 4x4 sucked). The End. | 