Saturday was our time trial. The varsity hopefuls all took it pretty seriously and we treated it like a real race day. We warmed up 1.6 reviewing the course at Manila pond, drained our legs, and then raced two miles. The girls went first, and then the guys. Tyler started out fast and I stayed with him for a while, but eventually Riley passed us both and I sped up to keep up with him. He got a bit ahead of me, but by the end of the race I was able to get super close and I ended up taking second by one second, as timed by my coach. He got a 10:32 and I got a 10:33. Tyler took third, Brian took fourth, and Ali took fifth. Tyler got 10:47 and Brian and Ali were super close, both with a 10:57. Looking over last years time trial we realized that eight guys on our team this year performed better than the top runner, Riley, did last year, which was encouraging. Very proud of all my boys and the girls did well also. Did a cooldown and then Brian, Riley, and I swam in Manila pond and Riley tried to catch ducks. Then we cooled down further to get back to coach's, ate breakfast, and swam in his pool. The time trial made me super pumped for XC season and I can't wait for Grass Relays. I'm ready.
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