I finally broke 5 mins!! I will write more about it tomorrow!
My official time was 4:58.42 I have been working so hard towards this goal for a few months. I hit my splits a bit fast the first 2 laps. 71, and a 73 making me at 2:24 the 3rd lap I hit 3:47, 2 seconds slow. I had to really pick it up the last lap to hit it. the last lap I ran a 71!
During the race:
We started in alleys, there was 4 of them 2 lanes each. I was on the inside of the 2nd one. The gun went off and the kid next to me bolted out in front of me and cut me off, and the 3rd guy was rubbing my shoulder so I had to run a bit aggressive from the very start. I was able to break free a bit before the break line knowing that I needed to get out fast and couldn't get boxed in.
Since was about in the middle of the pack for marked time. I was in about 5th or 6th place for about 2 laps, I stayed pretty consistent with positioning until on the backstretch of the fourth lap 2 kids surged and 1 of their coaches yelled at them to "close the gap" (they cut me off). The one kid moved in so quickly I kicked the bottom of his shoe 2x He moved a little bit, but I needed to start my kick so I kicked him again, and finally he moved enough that I could start moving. I'll be honest I felt a little bit dirty by kicking him but he cut me off and neither of us were injured so I've rubbed it off already.
On the last 100m we were about 4:39-4:40. When I unleashed my last effort about 75m away from the finish, all I could focus on was that the 3200m tomorrow didn't matter, and that I was going sub 5:00 today. Me and 2 kids from the school down south (the school that cannot be named) were all right together at the finish. Campbell(Jr) ran 4:58.09 and Austin(Fr) ran 4:58.56 I finished right in between them. It was all our first time to go sub 5!
High-Fives all around.
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