Journal #40- Free Write

This journal I will talk this track season.  Track started way back in November for me.  I started getting back in shape two weeks after cross- country state, and have been running ever since.  Official practice started back in January with the rest of the team.  I knew this had to be my season to succeed, so I can run in college.  I have been practicing as hard as I can in our hard workouts.  At this point I can tell that it has been paying off, because I have already dropped my four hundred meter time by 1.5 seconds.  The start of the season went well.  I qualified for indoor state in the 4x800 and 4x400.  At state, my 4x800 relay placed seventh, but my 4x400 was disqualified.  In my 800 split, I ran a 2:05, so I was pretty happy.  My outdoor personal record was a 2:03 last year.  Then outdoor season started, in which we have had two meets.  This past Monday I ran a 53.6 four hundred meters, and was pretty happy with it.  My goal by the end of the season is to run under two minutes in the eight hundred meter run and under 52 in the four hundred meter run.  These will be pretty difficult goals to achieve, but I think I can do them if I work hard enough in practice and peak at the right time.  I am hoping to qualify for state in all three of my events.  Last year our team went undefeated in the regular track season, so we have a big reputation to uphold.  We have a number of great athletes, so I am excited for the rest of this season.  I realize that it comes down to the effort I put into practice, and my attitude at my races that will determine how I finish this season off.  We have a big invitational meet tomorrow in Pana, and I am ready to run fast.  There is supposed to be a lot of competition in it, so I am excited about what I can do.  Then next weekend is the biggest invitational we attend.  My goal that day is to break the school record in the 800.  This will be a very painful race, but if I can do it, it will definitely be worth it.