2 mile shakeout with some strides near the end. Only counting one mile cuz the first one was slow.
Warmed up 2 miles with Grant and some of the other guys. It was nice to chill with them before the race cuz it helped with the nerves. Did some drills and got ready to go. Stomach wasn't feeling great. Gun went off and I got out and settled in the middle. There was 40 runners in our heat so it got a little sketchy. Didn't want to get tangled up so I let everyone pass and ended up dead last. First lap was a 64 then second was a 72. Started to move up at the end of the third lap and surged to near the front to avoid trouble in the middle. Took the lead somewhere in the 5th lap. Led for a little while then got passed with 800 to go. Stuck with him and barely outkicked him in the last 100. Glad I was able to push through mentally and not let my stomach take me out of it. Still don't know what to do with it. Got my time and place goals so I was excited about that. 4 mile cool down with Grant and Hayden Cooper. Felt like I was going to die. Got back and watched the invite 3200, shoutout to Casey for going 8:44
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