I was in the 2nd out of 3 Heats ranked #1. My goal was to break 6, possibly qualify for BYU. I was really nervous for this race while warming up with Liz and Aubrey and was worried cause it felt kinda hard to breathe in the higher elavation.
We started and my start was okay and I went up to the lead ending my first lap with 1:24-good. The 2nd lap I started slowing down, a couple more girls passed me and I shouldn't have let them. I ended that lap with a 1:34 which was awful. When I heard my time after the 2nd lap I realized how slow I was going, 8 seconds off of my goal pace. So the 3rd lap I started pushing harder going up to 3rd. Ended that lap with a 1:34 as well, also not good. Last lap I kicked alot harder and me and 2 others were fighting for 1st position. one of the girls slowed the last 200 and me and the canyon view girl sprinted to the end. I outsprinted her by .06 seconds, winning my heat and finishing with a time of 5:58! (last lap 1:26)
Afterwards, I was so out of breath that I had to lay down for a while to recover. I was really happy that I finally broke 6! My track season goal! I didn't qualify for BYU, but maybe I wouldve in lower elavation. It was a fun race and I was happy with my time. This meet was alot of fun and made me realize why I love to run! | 