sprinter for a day
sprin-ting: n the act of running at a pace above one's aeorobic threshold. i did this twice today
warning! entry entirely devoted to running, fairly prententious in its content. so let's move on
my day went from worse to bad to okay to great. besides the car stuff, i was still pretty angry at my dad and was pretty vocal about it when he drove me to school. he apologized for making me work on his project till 11 last night. i didn't fall asleep at school, and i don't know if it would have helped anyways...
so yeah, i got dressed, got on a bus, THEN fell asleep. somebody thought it would be funny to put icy-hot in my mouth, so that was a surprise to spit it out. i guess it gave me super powers because it was freezing and i managed to wear only 1 layer.
i warmed up fairly early, so i had a lot of time on my hands. i did an inspirational speech to muffaldal with whom i'd be running, and told him to keep up with me, and then the race began:
today alone made up for a mediocre season; again, soph. distance guys alone scored 59 points and we almost swept the individal events. and even though i'm still in practice for sectionals, this was a great conclusion to the season.
most importantly, i apologized to my dad for getting angry at him and blaming him for me not potentially performing well. it helped to believe in myself and rise to meet the occassion despite obstacles...
warning! entry entirely devoted to running, fairly prententious in its content. so let's move on
my day went from worse to bad to okay to great. besides the car stuff, i was still pretty angry at my dad and was pretty vocal about it when he drove me to school. he apologized for making me work on his project till 11 last night. i didn't fall asleep at school, and i don't know if it would have helped anyways...
so yeah, i got dressed, got on a bus, THEN fell asleep. somebody thought it would be funny to put icy-hot in my mouth, so that was a surprise to spit it out. i guess it gave me super powers because it was freezing and i managed to wear only 1 layer.
i warmed up fairly early, so i had a lot of time on my hands. i did an inspirational speech to muffaldal with whom i'd be running, and told him to keep up with me, and then the race began:
- 1:02 - i felt really good, in real control
- + 1:09 - coming off the first curve, i felt out-of-body. and pounding with fear that i was being chased.
- = 2:11 - PR in the 800. and my first major win.
- i led the entire race
- muff did awesome, getting second by a hair and 2:14
- i started something between laughing and crying after finishing - it was a bittersweet moment
today alone made up for a mediocre season; again, soph. distance guys alone scored 59 points and we almost swept the individal events. and even though i'm still in practice for sectionals, this was a great conclusion to the season.
most importantly, i apologized to my dad for getting angry at him and blaming him for me not potentially performing well. it helped to believe in myself and rise to meet the occassion despite obstacles...