Hard to believe my high school running days are over! I am proud to have achieved all-state status in both XC and track this year. Coach Williams said I am the first person in our school's history to achieve this! I felt very relaxed at state--not very nervous at all. The gun went off and Blake DeLong went out in a dead sprint! He had 50 meters easy on the rest of us for the first 2 or 3 laps. I was patient and kept from getting boxed in and went with the eventual winner Brian Peterson in the 2nd, 3rd position. Our first lap was 1:08, I believe and we came through the mile together at 4:46. In lap 6 and 7, Brian and some of the others started making surges that I couldn't seem to respond to. I stayed on pace, but couldn't seem to go with them. I finished in 9:52.21 in 9th place. (Just a hair off my PR) I was hoping to break into the 9:40's, but it's a done deal now. I shook the hands of my opponents these last 4 years: Peterson, Emerick, Feldhake (my future teammate),Block, DeLong, ect and started to exit the field. I thought only 8 got medals and was preparing to face my coaches for falling short. My sister, Chelsey, comes sprinting into the tent to inform me that I HAD medaled. I didn't believe her at first--but to say I was happy to be wrong is an understatement!! I only wish I hadn't cut it so close!
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