AM- Morning run to Lindon park. 3.02 miles.
PM - Friday was Region Championships. The big day finally arrived. Our bus was late but we got to Westlake several hours before the boys varisty race. I talked to some friends from other teams, listened to music, and got ready. I was nervous but I think everyone was. Finally we warmed up, drained our legs, and headed over to the start line. I started the race really fast, I think because I was nervous. At first I was trying to stay close to Tyler because I know we're close pace wise. I was struggling a bit on the second mile but I was close behind Tyler and he told me to go so somewhere I found the energy to pick it up. I then focused on catching a Lone Peak runner (thought it was Craik but not sure) and I eventually passed him. I then found a pack of maroon Herriman runners to try and pick off and I gradually gained on them. By this point I was getting close to the track. By the time we made it to the track I was dying of exhaustion but I was very focused, and I was able to pass the pack of Herriman runners. I was still weary of them passing me back but my kick was strong enough that I kept the lead on them and finished at 16:19 and in 26th place. Cool down after.
I'm happy with my race. Part of me wished they had kept the same 2.92 course as Pre-Region so I could have gotten another PR but that's not a big deal. I wish I could have been faster but I honestly feel that I gave it everything I had and chose to go as fast as I could. My first mile was quite fast, and it could have been slower to conserve energy, but I was nervous and I didn't want to fall behind so it was faster than I planned. In the end, we didn't get to state like we wanted. I wish we would have passed a few more people and I think that the other boys varisty guys Riley, Tyler, Reed, Ali, Mat, and Brian worked incredibly hard and really deserved state, but in the end we took sixth in the region. It's a bummer. But I'm still happy because I know we gave it our best shot. We were commmited, we came to practice and did the workouts, we made it a big part of our lives, and we didn't just show up like some people have in the past. Now we'll always have this time on our lives to look back on. Riley made it to state as an individual, and our girls team took 3rd, making state for the first time in ten years so that was awesome for them.
Well, official Cross Country season racing for me is over. We still have Pre-Footlocker, Footlocker, and potentially the open race at Arizona NXR but those aren't really part of the season. It's unbeleiveable how fast it went by. It was stressful but it was worth every minute and it was a great senior season. My times were all a lot faster than last season as well. So, now I'm looking forward to the additional 3-mile races I have coming up with the team and doing the best I can in those.
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