Then after some much needed rest in the hotel it was off the the meet. The track was so cool Wish I had my camera so I could take pictures of it but I forgot. The track has a lower section which is a full 300meter track with a warm up area on the inside. Then on the upper level theres another 300 meter track and lots of bikes, weights, tredmills, etc! Such a cool facility! After warm ups it was time for the race...there were two heats and I was in the second heat. Before our race I had to get rid of my nerves...so of course I made friends with the gun shooting the gun and two girls from arkansas (one which I competed hard with the whole race but she beat me in the end :/). Then the gun was off. My goal was to average 67 - 68 seconds every 300. The first 7 or so laps (I lost count - thank goodness they have signs) I kept pace at like 65-67 but then after that my pace started to hit 70 - 71 ending me with a 19:20 time. I dont think that time will qualify me for conference unfortunatly but I wasnt too upset about it. My fastest was a 19:04 and I know im not in that good of shape since when I ran the 19:04. Plus my week being off with the flu then a week of wierd training ability with the snow I wasnt in the best racing shape. Coach was not too upset I competed hard It was a constant race between me and two other girls where they would be in front of me, I would get in front of them, they would get in front of me, and so on. It felt like playing cat and mouse the whole time so Im sure that wore me out since it wasnt a constant pace the whole time. So im not super happy with my time but not super upset either. Just makes me want to train and compete again so that I can get sub 19 soon!
Then after the race it was time to eat dinner. We took take out at Olive Garden and ate it back at the hotel it was super yummy! I love PASTA!
Then after I took a nice warm shower because the weather here is cold :( Then an ice bath unfortunatly) And now Im sitting in the lobby with my teammate chillin and doing homework (well she is at least im blogging) and we are sitting by the
fire!
On the agenda for tomorrow: Wake up eat the lovely breakfast. Go to the track at about noon to watch mary and klara run the mile. I will have some type of workout to do to recover from today. Then watch the rest of the team compete and cheer them on. Plus will do a bit of homework during long breaks also. Hopefully something exciting happens in this boring town of Ames, Iowa tomorrow....but i have my doubts.
Oh and FYI I have discovering this wonderful thing called stubleupon.com and that is where all these cool pics are coming from!
Now time for bed. Goodnight :)
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