The All or Nothing Race

11-5-08 Sierra League Finals

This could possibly be my last race of the season.

On the subject of Past events:
A summary of my varsity career: unexpected, mostly disappointing, yet oddly enlightening. It was definitely painful, and it had its ups and downs(mostly downs). However, I find that in looking to the future it is more beneficial that I experience these downs. A quote I keep near and dear during those dreaded times of Interval days, or hill repeats: "Pain is good. Pain is progress." From the ashes of my mistakes, I can forge my future through hard work, sweat, and cramped calves.

On the subject of events to come(most namely tomorrow):
After a brief talk with a "secret confidentiale" I've decided to share my views on this make or break race tomorrow with the team. However, enjoy a sneak preview, or maybe even a piece of memorabilia seeing as no one will probably read this until after the race.

I noticed at the pre game dinner that there is an inherent flaw in the results. The purpose of the gathering is to both fuel the runners with lots o carbs for energy(obviously. Spaghetti dinner.) and more importantly to get "pumped up" for the next day's race. Although we definitely covered the first half, the latter is missing in action. I came out of the dinner full of stomach, and empty of heart. Later, though, after reviewing the faults of my previous races and goals of those to come I came to a conclusion. I hate it when Bergmann, Former Varsity, or ANYONE talks down to me and I aim to fix it. I never want to hear put downs, and I'd cut my heart out on the spot if meant a clap on the back, the good job: you won. Today(well, tomorrow at the moment), I'm going for the gold, nothing less. I don't want to just beat diamond bar: I'm here to kick butts, break hearts, and take back everything we lost and shove it in Ayala's/Glendora's face. I'm ready to drop a bomb: my shoes are the Anola Gay and Ayala's about to take it in the tenders.

To my Varsity teammates: Forget third. Let's go for the gold.

"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming."