directions_run Run • Oct. 20, 2024, 12:27 a.m.

Conference day - here’s another essay for those interested. Going to do less of a breakdown of the race and more of a full season reflection. The race went pretty well, at least I felt like it did - I ran hard and finished strong. I’m proud of the effort I gave. But I’ve got some mixed feelings about my results relative to the amount of work I’ve done this season. As much as I love seeing the guys have tons of success, it pains me to have fallen behind the sophomore group despite my dedication to the sport; even with no injury and little illness my improvement hasn’t been nearly as staggering as the other guys’. I overthink a lot - that’s just a part of my life - and that may be a mental setback, but even so I have no idea how things turned out this way. Regardless of my own confusion, it really does make me happy to see our group develop as much as it has. I guess I’ll have to let this track season resolve my doubts. I don’t think I could’ve put in any more work than I did this season, though - so what’s going to happen when I do the same this track season? Will I yield the same result? Obviously, I’m extremely fortunate to have been able to run these last few months. I would be pissed if I missed my whole season and someone were complaining about not doing as well as they’d hoped, so I’d like to close out with the fact that I’m INCREDIBLY grateful for the opportunities I’ve been given. It motivates me when I realize I am running for those who cannot. Thank you to all the sophomore group and the team in general. I’m very excited for what’s to come. NXR training time 🙏