Definitely not what I was hoping for. The night before I got about 4 hours of sleep. I went to bed a little before 10 and I kept on checking the time, and the last time I checked it was 12:45. I think the reason why I couldn't sleep is because I kept thinking about the race in the morning. I woke up at 5 because the plan was to leave by house at 6. The drive down, I didn't get an ounce of sleep because usually once I'm awake for a while, then I can't go back to sleep. When I got there I checked in then did a mile and half warm up. My event was about 15 minutes later. Finally to the race. I had the 4th spot on the line and when we started, the 18 people on my outside had cut in and I was immediately boxed in. To make matters worse, whoever was in front was not pushing the pace at all. Our first 400 meters we did in 1:11. Way to slow. The whole next lap I was pushing to try and get out which I finally did. The third lap I did a poor job on keeping my position and staying tight on the person in front of me. A few people slipped in front of me which was bad of me. The fourth lap I did a poor job of kicking and passing people. I didn't get passed by anybody, but I didn't pass anyone either. When I crossed the line I still felt like I had more in the tank and I could've run faster. Physically I felt good. I ended up finishing 24 overall but I’m a much better runner than what my race had reflected. Although I was not happy with my time I still was glad that I got the opportunity to run because I learned a lot of valuable things during that race. Things that I will be able to apply into my races in the future. It was the first time that I have raced this outdoor season so I hope I can get all the bad out of the way at the beginning and start doing well from now on. I don’t race again until this Saturday, so I’m looking forward to a week of good workouts.
Later at about 4:30 I did a hill workout that I promised my coach I would do after my race. The workout was 6 by 2 minute hill repeats on center street hill in Providence. I was a little tired but still got a really good workout. Cooled down for 2 miles so I could get 10 for the day.
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