Notes
Mile race at Berbert Memorial.
Warmed up much closer to the starting time because i wasn't sure if the mile run was first, which it was. A few people scratched, so it was me, Somerfield, Justin, Leonel, and Sean Frintner. Jared was in it as a pacer. Didn't have any goals except to run full effort. Started out slow and hung right behind Somerfield and Jared. Went through in a slow 71. Next 400 was a beast and we went through in a 65, so the 800 was a 2:16-17. I started falling off of Somerfield at this point and just tried to stay focus and keep my legs moving. The gap kept getting bigger, but I just had to make sure I wasn't slowing down too much. Justin got me with 400 to go, but then at the last lap, I outkicked at the last 100 meters or so. Huge PR after 2 years of no huge improvements. Very happy with the result.
Positives: Stuck with the front group as much as I could. Stayed focused where I needed to be, which was 800-1200 of the race. Good kick. 14 second PR!
Negatives: Fell off big time after 1000m. My legs were not moving as fast.
Overall: A really good effort on my part and I just stayed confident the whole time. I think that really helped and this is the kind of mentality I need to hold onto for the track season.