1:47.4...Not the standard

Tonight felt great. Despite the cold weather and wind, I was ready to run fast. I can't remember much except for the last 200m. I can remember 3 things from that point. 1. Geoff harris goes down
2. We were so bunched up there was nowhere to go
3.  I came off the turn and put the hammer down

When I run this late it's freaking hard to sleep so you just think. It sucks thinking about things after. What if i had done this, what about that...bla bla bla. I'm wired from the napping, the caffeine, and pure adrenaline. So i just replay the race over and over. But I have to look at the positive. I know something is there, I feel super confident, and I finished 2nd in a race filled with Olympians, world championship competitors and people with far faster times than me. I raced some good competition and came out pretty well.

SLIGHTLY INNAPROPRIATE TIME
Post race I had my first drug test ever. Immediately after the race a guy comes up and tells me i've been selected. You then have 1hr before you have to check in with him, so you can get your cool down in and such (but you have to stay in site of them). So i finish my cool down and go into the drug test office. I down 4 bottles of water and after 20 min I feel it coming. I grab the cup, the guy follows me in and I pee with him staring at my junk. EXCEPT....I fill up 75ml and you must have 90. So i have to wait another 20min for my girl bladder to reload. Same thing again, the guys follows me in, looks at the goods and I fill a massive 30ml (totaling 95ml...I'm good) I pushed so hard I almost sharted. Hahaha.  He then makes me drop the pants to the ankles and lift the shirt to make sure I have notyin to switch/tamper with the bottle then sends me on my way.

What an experience!

Up next is Indiana. Last shot before nationals. I love these close calls.  I really feel like a great one is there, but I just can't buy a time.  Saturday night, one more time to give it all.