AM: Allright here we go. Now it was time for the big race. Well the day didn't start off to well. I woke up with a upset stomach, but still got some food in and took and a shower and was ready for a good race. Got to the starting line, met up with the team and did a 1 mile warmup and some strides. I took a GU before the race and that didn't sit well. Right after the first taste of it i puked twice. So there goes all my energy. Well i got to the starting line and we took off. For the first mile i stayed right at the top with the big names like Travis Fuller, Bobby Nicoles, and the others. I kept that for about 2.5 to 3 miles. I was feeling good, but new i started off to fast and about 3 i started to feel it a little. Then my stomach started to act up again and i was dryheaving. This took alot out of me and i could not hold the pace. People started to pass me left and right (actually only about 7 or 8 people passed me). I knew i was done for when this started to happen and decided to just gut this one out, literally. About mile 4 all my teamates had passed me. I was still determined to not let anymore pass me though and catch some others. I went for it at about mile 5 and made some ground on Thatcher Olsen (the only guy i had a chance to catch). Then that last .5 mile i pushed it up the hill into the finish line to barely pass Thatcher at the end. I did not have my watch but, know i ran the first half really fast, probably sub 5 per mile (All between 4:30-4:50 for first 3 probably), and the last half slower.
Well their was alot of good things about the race and alot of bad. lets get the bad over first. First i was sick and dryheaved about 10 times throughout the race and at the end and threw up a couple times. Also i didn't feel nearly as strong in this race as my others and i didn't hit the time i wanted to hit. I also lost to some foot locker guys, and know thats where i want to be.
The good stuff is that i was the fastest returning runner in the High School race from Utah. I beat alot of really good guys, who got good scholarships. I lost to alot of good guys and know if i would of felt better and had a better race i could of stuck with them for a little longer and have a better time, place, and maybe even win. Also i have been training really really hard the last month or so and i have stayed injury free and ran some really good races without tapering to much. I had a farely decent race for being sick and a tougher course than i planned for and decent time.
I don't like to make so many excuses and complain so much, so it was a great race at the end of a great summer.
I should be ready for a good XC season and a state championship and even go to Foot locker nationals with some of the guys that beat me.
Here are the top 10 places for the High School race.
1- Bobby Nicols (team USA) fastest returning National foot locker runner
2- Evan Apel (team USA) 2nd fastest returning foot locker runner
3- Travis Fuller (team Utah) BYU Freshman, State Champion
4- Bryan (team USA) returning foot locker kid
5- Neil Ferrin (Fast Running Blog) BYU Freshman, 2nd in state XC, 4A
6- Nate Jewkes (Fast Running Blog) SUU Freshman, 2nd in state XC, 5A
7- Hayden Hawks (Fast Running Blog) first returning Utah
8- Thatcher Olsen (Fast Running Blog) BYU Freshman, Great Runner
9- George Barlow (Team Utah) 5A runner up in events, BYU Freshman
10- Karl Wilcock (Team Utah) 2nd in 3 track events, Great Runner, 2nd returning Utah
It was a fun and great race and i had a great time. Oh yea are team took 2nd to team USA, which was really exciting. We all pushed each other and pulled it out and will get a cool trophy hopefully, when they send it. Will definately do this next year. Now to XC.
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