Today was a dual meet against Northridge at home today. 4 hours of sleep the night before definitely was not a smart thing to do before a meet. I warmed up with Kelcee (the sophmore) a mile. It was pretty nice weather. We did start a little early, but it was still okay. I was not in race mode at all. I was thinking about shooting for an 11:45 3200 because I didn't want to race a dual meet hard, but Coach told me I should run one race hard and leave it all on the track. I then got pretty nervous, but the strides helped get everything out. They combined the boys and girls, and coach wanted me to stick with Jordan T and Andrew. We started out way too fast, around a 74 first lap. The group of guys was still pretty far ahead. I backed off a bit, and just let my legs go. The first mile was a little over a 5:30. Everytime I came around, the gap between me and the pack of boys got smaller and smaller. I forgot how long the 3200 was. It just kept going. My body felt pretty great. On the second to last lap, I caught them, but Doyle pulled away. The last lap I sprinted around Jordan N, and stuck behind Jordan T. He pulled away the last 100, and I couldn't catch him. It was nice having the guys push me. My time was a 11:30.92, so that was good. I was happy, but my body was pretty tired. My hamstrings were pretty tight, so I stretched. I then did a cool down with Ethan, who killed it. We did tree of life. I didn't want to do the 1600, and I didn't have to. I jogged around with some of the girls who were warming up, then talked to a bunch of people. They were making calls for the 1600, and I decided to do it. I was hoping for a 5:45. While I was trying to get motivated/warmed up, I was saying some random stuff because I was out of it. I was just running in circles, too. When we finally started, I realized that I was racing. I stuck with a Northride girl until the 200, then passed her. My first lap was pretty fast, but I just kept going. The 800 was pretty fast. The last 400, I was right on pace, but I felt good enough to sprint. The last 10 feet Ethan yelled something that caught me off guard, making me giggle and I slowed down. It was okay, though. My time was 5:42.72, so it wasn't as fast as my first mile in the 3200, but it was good for being pretty tired. I cooled down with Clara, then hung around. It had gotten pretty cold, so I left home early because I was hungry. It was a good meet, but I don't know how sane I was. (Haha, sorry for the super long entry)
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