Notes
Patriot All League Meet at the Reggie Lewis. Z had let me pick what event I wanted to run , and I chose the 1000. He put me in at a seed time of 2:54, seeded 9th. My goal was to PR in the 800 and then to continue on to a 1000 PR. I also wanted to qualify for D3s (2:49). I knew that in order to do so, I needed to stay close to Sean Spillane of Middleboro, who was seeded 6th. I was in the barrel. I didn't have a great start; I ended up towards the back of the barrel pack. Everyone not in the barrel got out ahead of us, so I ended up towards the back of the entire pack after the first lap. I went through in about 32. My second lap I was fighting to stay in a good position, running in the second way for part of the lap. On the third lap I made a strong move (per my strategy). I passed two or three kids, and found my target, Sean Spillane. I came through the 800 in 2:14-2:15 (a PR). I hung on to him for the last lap, although I fell off a bit and one kid passed me. When I finished, my throat and legs burned, but I felt great. I was a second off of qualifying, but I was still satisfied. Hopefully Z can slip me in somehow. Paul, Ryan, and Wes finished 1-2-3 in the race. I'm ready now for outdoors- the burning throat won't be a problem anymore. Qualifying standard in the mile for D3s outdoor is 4:44. It will be alot of work, but it's certainly something to shoot for, and if I do achieve it, it will definitely set me up for a strong XC season.
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