My dad and I drove down to Florida on Thursday. I have finally run 3 consecutive easy days before my race so I tapered a bit and first time this season. We getting back to the grind these next few weeks. Got an hour or two of sleep on the drive there then a full 9 hours that night. Just lounged around the hotel all day reading a book. Hotel breakfast was fresh. Got to the meet at around 5:30pm.
Started warm up at around 7:30 and did a 20 minute jog(2+ miles). Ran up got my spikes and headed to the track . Did some drills and a few strides and bam the race started. There were so many runners in the race I was always in a pack. This really helped and it took my mind off the running. First 400 was a 64.7 and I was in the back of the pack. I moved my way up in the second lap but it was still slow 67.6. Then I really started passing people and came through at a 62.7 3rd lap and still had real estate. Around the first curve I was elbowing two guys on both sides of me just to get ahead. Probably the most contact I have ever had in a race. It was literally sandwiches between two guys... Then I finally got around and headed into second. It was crazy I thought while running maybe I can win this race. I thought of the quote "a moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory" from Unbroken. Didn't do much because I ran out of gas passing everyone the 3rd and 4rth lap that I coasted the last 100m and 3 people passed me. 2 in the last ten meters. last lap was a 61.5.....
I was and am still so happy with my performance. I know I can still cut a few seconds. I pr'd by 4 seconds and set my school record by 2. It's like everything came together and my one goal to be a dope miler is coming true. the only record I truly have cared about breaking was the mile and I did it. Now it's time to run a 4:14
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