A day at the high school=track fever!!

So yesterday was track practice at the high school for the sprinters, which means that we were being timed to see who would be participating in the meet next Tuesday. Practice was a little short because we had to take the bus to the high school. At the high school, stuff was being set up for the meet that's taking place this morning. There were hurdles and tents set up, and a few times we had to avoid being being run over by the trucks that were leaving the premise. So we did our warm-up runs and then we did a one hundred and a two hundred. The one hundred, I improved slightly (15.9, down from 16.1) but the two hundred I did awfully in. Then we did a relay. My team didn't get a chance to do the relay, but we learned the basic idea and all, so that was good. The fake turf at the high school football field was soooo cool. It's squishy.
I really liked being at the high school track; it was waaaay better than being at the middle school, which has NO track. I hope I get to go again. ;-)
Love,
Caiti

A tip.

Always keep an extra pair of socks in your track bag.
Oh, and extra hair ties and an extra Gatorade for good measure. Let's just say I know from experience. Those no-pain hair ties are so painful when they snap because they can't fit around your ten tons of hair and then you're stranded without a hair tie on your warm-up run. Yep, experience.

More gorgeous weather!

Today's weather was even gorgeouser than Tuesday's. It's like...hot. I had to keep fanning myself today at practice, and I even wore a baggy shirt today. Of course, I was a bonehead this morning and I forgot a drink (silly me!) so I was thirsty all practice. I'm so lucky I have friends. :-) Anyhoo, practice was actually cut short today because the coach wanted to practice some with the throwers and jumpers. We ran one-hundreds; I came in at fifteen seconds. Not great, but I think I'm getting better (which only tells you how bad I am!). I have to say, when the weather is nice, I think it's much easier to run. It feels better. Happier. You know?
Love,
Caiti

Beautiful weather=one happy runner!

Blahity-blahity-blah....we had practice today...blahity blahity BLAH.
Instead I'm hear to blahity-blahity-blah about the weather.
Today was gorgeous. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Drop-dead gorgeous. Need I say it again? Wonderful. Stunning. The wind was at the right level, it was sunny and beeeeeee-yooteeful, and it was the perfect temperature. Why doesn't the weather feel like this more often? Why, why, why?? I'd totally be a better runner if the weather wasn't so bad.
Yeah, yeah. I love the warm weather.
Love,
Caiti