Today was the blue and white which is our intersquad meet. Mentally, I hadn't exactly prepared, but I did set goals and I drank a lot of water because I knew it was gonna be warm. It was such a beautiful day! I warmed up half a mile with the team. Over an hour before the mile, I warmed up because I thought the 2 mile would take less time. I warmed up 1.25 miles on the course. When I got onto the track, I just hung out and helped with hurdles. They combined the mile boys and girls. When we started, I felt really good. I wasn't too far behind Connor. Abby told me I should beat him, and I wondered if I hsd a chance. I stuck behind Jordan Thomas. Our first lap was a 75, which was way fast. My goal was a sub 5:35, and that meant around a 1:23 lap. The next lap, I was still 8 seconds ahead of time. Jordan got further away. This was when I realized how hard the mile can be. I just kept pushing through. I got passed by Ethan, a freshman, and stuck behind him for awhile. Our 3rd lap we were right on pace. I tried to sprint, but i didn't have a ton of energy. The last 100, I heard a ton of guys behind me. I'm pretty sure I got passed by like 6 guys, maybe more. I didn't have the energy to sprint, but I still got a 5:33, so that was all that mattered. It was really hot and my throat burned. I did about a mile recovery, then it was time for the 800. My goal was a sub 2:45 which isn't super fast, but I mostly did it as a workout. They mixed boys and girls, again. Abby started out way fast. I caught her by the last 300, and passed her. I continually was trying to motivate her. She seemed to be struggling the last 200. I passed her trying to get her to go with me. She still did awesome. My time was a 2:37, which is only seconds off my PR, so that was good. I didn't even feel tired. We cooled down a mile, then the meet was pretty much over. I went to Subway after which was super good. I told myself that if I hit my goals, I could get subway.
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