directions_run Run • June 14, 2024, 3:35 p.m.

"1.25 mile shakeout in the morning followed by some drills and strides. Elevated/normateched last night and got a massage from Paul today. U20 800m Finals: Got 5th and ran 1:49.76. Happy with the race. It went about as well as I could've hoped for. I positioned myself near the front and gave myself a chance but I didn't have a 1:47 in me which we knew all along. The only critique is I could've pushed a bit harder on that backstretch so that I wouldn't have to pass those guys at the end but apart from that it was a good race and a good way to end the season. Looking back on the season is interesting because when I first came here I would've been happy to finish my running career with a PR of 1:49 and I ended up doing that in my first season. Similar case for the mile. Even in the moment I'm happy with but it shows the importance of perspective. 6 months ago I was running 4:19 and 1:54. About a year ago today I wasn't even going to run in college and then reached out to Coach Porter a week later. Pretty crazy. Going to take my two weeks and then starting ramping it up for cross."