Desert Twilight Sweepstakes Race- This race was CRAZY! There were 23 different races because the meet was so big. When I arrived I was a bit worried because I was really stiff and pretty sore. So I had a nice long warmup and started to feel pretty good. As I was warming up for my race I was watching the Boys chapionships race (the second most competitive) and the announcer was saying that all of the top guys were like state champions and stuff, and the kid who took second in that race was the Arizona 1600m state record holder. I'm just thinking oh shoot what did I get myself into, haha, I was legitimately worried I would get last! I stayed calm though and when my race started (the most competitive) it got wild. These kids start out a lot faster than Utah kids, because I was booking it and was in like 50th place. I came through my first mile at 4:50 even and I was probably still in 50th. The entire race was just crouded and hard to maneuver around. The entire race I felt like I was sprinting all out. On the last mile I had to go to the bathroom really bad, but I don't think it affected me much. As I was entering the dip with about 300m left I made a little bit of a wrong turn but got directed after a few steps in the wrong direction so that was no big deal either. When I hit the dip with 200m left I took off hard and started to catch a group in front of me but I ran out of time. My time was a 15:57 which is a 5k pr for me so that was sweet! Also my last 200m was in :27 seconds! So I guess once again I must of had too much left but I sure felt like I was going fast the whole race. Fun race, and a nice pr. I'm glad I did it.
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