Running from Comparison Part 1
Field days in elementary school were my favorite to get to race people and then I would compare my times with the boys’. I started running track when I was in 7 th grade I enjoyed the 800 as well as the medley relay, running the 400 leg. I also ran the 100 and 200-meter hurdles. I thought I was all that. When I got to high school, I played volleyball during my freshman year instead of running cross-country. I loved playing volleyball, but the season was frustrating. Basketball was my favorite in high school. But every spring I loved starting track and getting to race. My freshman year I started running the 4x800, 300 hurdles, and the 4x400. I had experienced some success in the hurdles until we went to a bigger meet and I got 5 th and realized maybe they weren’t for me. So, before the league meet, I started running the 800. I qualified for state in the 4x800, 800, and 4x400. The state meet was hot and I was not hydrated whatsoever. We ran prelims in the 4x400 on Friday but didn’t qua...