Notes
19th in state, 6th in heat 2 of the 1600m prelims. Not what I wanted out of state, but not the worst possible outcome at all. Sitting in the tent I got really nervous and when they brought us out to the stadium I felt like I was about to collapse. The Pre-race stride got me back into my zone and the race went off really quickly. Honestly not much I can say about the race itself. It was a waiting game that didn't help me break 4'20 at all. First three laps I felt extremely relaxed sitting right behind Riba and Lee on the rail and hitting times of 65.5, 2:11 and around a 65-66 second 3rd lap. Last lap I really tried to commit to my kick but it was difficult with Riba taking off to run a 58 last quarter. The top guys were obviously stronger than me on this day but it is something I will continue to work on over the summer and fall. However, track has not yet concluded! The midwest distance festival is in 2 weeks and nationals is in 3. I will be going after sub 4:20 once again as this is both my season goal and the emerging elite nationals qualifier. If I hit that then I'll do the 4x800/mile double at nats. Milner and I both believe that I should set my sights on the individual XC state title, a conference team title, and a team qualification for this fall. Belief is the first step.