Sometimes you just have to look past the tiredness in your legs, the burning in your chest and just make a decision to race. Last week was a recovery week for our team in order to get ready for Jesse Owens but overall I felt that my body was in this place of flatness. Of course the week of Jesse Owens is no place for that kind of feeling but it's also not the time for mental weakness to overcome your body. Even close to the weekend, after a ice bath and a few days of relatively "easier" running, I still felt tired. The morning of the race, however, I knew I had two choices. I could let my mind succumb to my body's feelings or I could push through. I thought of my team mates, I thought of how much I wanted to PR and I thought of how much I knew I needed do well. I remembered the work I had put in over the summer at both practices and camp, I remember every race up until Jesse Owens and then it all made sense that I had no choice but to get over the physical ache and make it through.
The girls' Gold race took off in perfect weather conditions. The team got out okay but we found ourselves a little swarmed in the mass. However, the girls still performed to the best of their abilities and we gave it a good effort. The Red girls were no different, and they yielded similar results. It was nice to come home with multiple PRs and season's best from many of the girls.
The guys raced strong as usual too, and our girls' dressed up in pink for Breast Cancer Awarness and as a way to stand out along the sidelines of the race for the boys' Gold and Red races. While all the boys did outstanding and many of them ran their PRs and season's bests, I would like to give a huge shout out to Michael Johnson for placing 13th in the boys' Gold race. That was awesome!
Nothing this weekend our team could have achieved could have been done without God and I am thankful that we had such a great weekend. The next meet on our schedule is the Bearcat Invitational in Cullman