I would like to start of my journal by thanking Jasen Parks for asking me to do this journal, I feel honored to be doing this. I am excited to be here in Boston racing in a national meet. This is the second national meet I have been to since I have been in high school; my sophomore year I went to Nike Team Nationals. I hope this meet can be just as great of an experience as NTN. I will miss the team atmosphere of NTN, but I am very fortunate to have my parents, Coach Etheridge, and friends Melanie, Clint, and Matt here in Boston to hang out with.
Nike Indoor Nationals wasn't really much of a goal this year, until after cross country season, and even then I wasn't entirely sure I would be able to qualify this year. Coach Etheridge has done a wonderful job in creating a tough, but smart training plan that has allowed me to improve so much this indoor season. After my last cross country race at NXN SE, I took two weeks of active rest, running every other day, before really start...
