Hello, I am back from Myrtle Beach! More than 2,000 athletes ages 7-18 were there and I had the best time!
It was really hot and humid out there- like 99 degrees. As soon as we got there I did a light mile jog along the beach. I had a big pasta dinner afterwards and then I went straight to bed. I was excited and nervous for my race the next morning.
Other than the heat, everything about the race went pretty much like most of my other races. I had plenty of time for my warm-up and stretching. Then I checked in and waited until our event (1500m) was called to go out to the track.
I was in lane 11 of 12. When the gun went off, everyone took off like lightning. I was almost in last place. This happens with almost all my races. I’m hardly ever in the front at the start of the race. My coach always reminds me to run for my split times and to not worry about where the other runners are.
When we hit the 300m mark I could see the timer and even though I was still behind several runners, I hit my mark exactly where I wanted to which was at 0:56 seconds. Heading into the 2nd lap, I moved into the 1st position and stayed there for the rest of the race. I knew there was someone right behind me so I tried to keep accelerating with each lap and continuing to make my split times. It was hard especially since it was so hot. Luckily I was able to run fast enough to keep him behind me.
I won the race and I was really happy and proud. My time was 4:58.23. Watch it here.
I really missed my little sister, Mia, during this trip. She was very sad to see me leave and I promised her I would bring her back something from Myrtle Beach. The whole weekend I looked and looked for something she would love and I ended up getting her Altoids and a Webkinz puppy dog. Even though you can get them anywhere, not just Myrtle Beach, I just knew that these would make her the happiest.
Mia surprised me, too. When I came home from the airport, I saw a big sign on the garage door that she made. It was so nice. I could tell she spent a lot of time coloring and decorating it. She’s such a great sister 🙂
When I got home, we played some DS games together and then she said she was going to write me a note. So I wrote her one, too. This is what we exchanged:
