Hello again everyone,
It’s been a while since I last wrote and a lot has happened. First off I’ve had 4 meets since I’ve last talked to you. The MVC Preview, Wiscassett, Bulldog Challenge, and the Festival Of Champions.
The MVC Preview was the first time I got to race fellow Class C runner Chase Brown. It was a beautiful day for a race, a little hot and humid, but oh well. I got out through the mile in 4:58 and just kept plugging along from their. My goal was to be under 16 minutes on it (wicked tough course) I ended up with a 16:17 so not quite what I wanted, but it’s a good bench mark for the rest of the season.
A week later we were at the Wiscassett for yet another race against Brown and Boothbay. This is only a 3 mile course so not quite a full 5k. The footing is awful as well. I was through the mile in 4:56 this time, and finished in 15:07 a new 3 mile PR by 40 seconds
The Bulldog Challenge is a nice little warm up for the festival. What it is, is a 4x1.8 mile relay race. I ran in the mixed race with my sister Allie, Bronte Elias, and Tristen Rich. We placed second overall to the Telstar boys team, and got some brand new t-shirts!
And now, the meet we’ve all been waiting for. The Festival Of Champions. I woke up with intentions of breaking Will Geohegan’s 2 year old course record of 15:33, but the weather soon made it apparent that realizing my dream was slim to none. However, there is no harm in at least trying. I got out to the front quick, right where I like to be, and put the hammer down through the first mile crossing in 4:46. Then came the hard part, the quarter mile uphill. With every step I was sliding back a good 6 inches. I came through the 2 mile in 10:03 so at that point I realized breaking the record wasn’t going to happen so I just focused on keeping the win and not getting injured for the rest of the year. I crossed the stripe in 16:08.07, 2 seconds slower than last season. Bronte ran a huge personal best of 20:57 to win the girls freshman race, haha I was more excited over her win than I was my own. Another shout out goes to Alana Morgan who ran a personal best in the unseeded race by over 5 MINUTES!
Not much to really talk about in practice, we basically just tapered down to the festival.
Today’s quote comes from a coaching legend…
“Run the first 2/3 of the race with your head, run the last 1/3 with your heart” - Jack Daniels
Until next time, Good Luck Everyone!
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