20-Time post #5

Regionals did not go as well as i had hoped. It was a very large meet, so for sprints they had prelims. When meets do prelims for open sprints, you have to run once, and then if you place (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) in your heat, then you go on and have to run again for semifinals, and then if you make it through semifinals, you have to go on AGAIN to finals, then if you get a certain time for finals you get to to go states. Sadly, I did not even make it to semifinals due to a hurt knee. I was not happy about that, but i guess it is what it is. On the bright side, we had our last varsity meet at Valley's at Carmen Ainsworth in Flint last Friday, and i got the chance to participate in my first sprint relay! I ran the last leg, which is meant for the fastest runner on the team, so it was an honor my coach placed me there. I ran very well but our hand-off was not the best. When runner #3 was coming in, she was coming in slower than what we had practiced because she was tired (makes sense) so when she hit the exchange zone I took off fast and then had to slow down a lot so that she could catch up, it wasn't a huge deal...just something to work on for next year. My coach told me i ran a 27.0 in the relay, but he must have been a little off on his timing because that's craaazy fast ha ha. And then for my open 200 I ran a 28.3, which was a huge P.R. for me! I'm very upset the season is over and I'm so grateful for the opportunities I've been blessed with. Even though the season has come to an end, i will continue to work and improve myself.