Nike Indoor Nationals was everything I imagined it to be and then some. It was without a doubt the greatest track meet, indoor or outdoor, that I have ever raced in. The only complaint I had about the meet was the fact that I was scheduled to race at 7:45 in the morning.
I woke up at 5 on Saturday morning, and I have to admit when I first woke up I had no desire to run a 2 mile race. We drove over to the meet with Melanie and Coach Etheridge and we arrived at the Reggie Lewis Center at 6; we were the first athletes there! It was a little tough to figure out how to warm up because after you checked in a half hour before your race they wouldn't let you leave the gym area. I jogged for about ten to twelve minutes with Clint before checking in. After getting my hip number, I snuck out of the gym so I could do my 2x200 hard. We then stood around a little besdie the track while the second heat of the girls was finishing, so I got in a few extra strides and drills.
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