Notes
STEEPLECHASE
LL steeple at RIT w/ Aldous, Brian, and Joey. No other real competition so wanted to win and more importantly run a fast time, at least sub 9:40 (ECACS). Plan was to just go out and run 76s from the gun, figured I could hold on. Went right to the lead and was on pace through 1k. Hurdling wasn't going great, leading with right leg a lot which was pretty ugly. Me and Aldous traded off a lap during the second k, we had slowed down to 79s though. Aldous took the lead back for the last k which was good, I was ok just sitting on him and toughing it out. With 2 to go I was hurting but I thought I could keep it close. Really struggling on the hurdles two laps out, stepped on one. Hit the final lap at 8:30 maybe 2 seconds back, so knew I wasn't making ECACs but thought I could close fast and PR. BUT ate shit on the barrier with 300 to go. I was soooo slow to get up and then was wiped for the last three hurdles., that water barrier was ugly.
Pretty disappointed! Not what I wanted at all. I'm confident I can bounce back with a great race at states.