directions_run Run • March 1, 2025, 9:08 p.m.

First ever solo medal or award that I have ever received from running. Got another victory and a 51 second PR in the 3200m. Unsurprisingly, most people got out too fast. I expected this to happen and stayed around 6th place at the start and slowly passed more and more people after every lap. It was difficult to gauge my pace since I was lapping so many people and there was no timer at the start line. Eventually, I reached Anand and passed him with 2 laps to go. I felt awful around this point since I did not drink enough water the day before. I thought I got out fast enough but now looking at my splits (5:38, 5:24), I started way too slow and could have ran sub 11 if I had paced myself better. I need to work on improving my sleep and hydration along with getting out faster. Varsity finished 4th overall and JV finished 2nd overall. Nice job to everyone else who received medals or ribbons.