Ithaca Relays was GREAT! Despite the fact that we came in 3rd place - with Shaker in 2nd and Corning in 1st. Corning is really annoying, but I will admit that they do have a very strong team. Me, personally - I had a great night!! The events I was placed in were, the SMR (Sprint Medley Relay), 4by4 Relay, and high jump, but I ended up not jumping and running 4 relays!! That including the SMR, 4by4, 4by8, and 4by2. There was a semi-final and finals for the 4by2 so I had to run that event twice (after running 2 400's and an 800). Dan Dracup, one of the runners in the 4by8 fell ill before the race so I jumped in for him; I had wanted to run it for awhile so this was my chance! We placed 4th in the SMR, 1st in the 4by4 (which I was really ecstatic about), not sure what we placed in the 4by8, and 3rd in the 4by2. By the end of the meet, I was so exhausted!!! I had ran 5 races, way beyond what I was expected too! Yesterday, I even heard that I was nominated for MVP of the meet which I thought was pretty cool! My overall performance was astounding!
Even though I want to take a small break to recover, I think I'll just keep pushing through all the pain and soreness. This is my last year for high school track and I'm going to make it my best. I am an essential part of this team and I am going to continue growing and representing my track team until the very end!
Wow - This sounds like a lot of work and glad you got through it. I am sure you were exhausted!!! It sounds like you did really well - glad you placed for a few different events. Great Job!!!
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Thanks, it was fun! I try to take an ice bath when I can, or I'll just grab a bag of ice and I'll do it that way. For the meet, I got my shins taped by Kim (helps with pain control) and I took Ibuprofen. After the meet, I didn't do anything for them. I take the Ibuprofen to get through the meet without any pain.
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