I wanted to write about the track banquet and the Golden Jacket Awards that took place this week. I am a little bit late on this blog but that is on purpose. I hope you have a great week, I will be back one last time next week for the last blog of the year! Can you believe how fast it went?!!?! Thinking of these as challenges or tests can help keep a positive mental attitude. Just when you don’t think you can cram anything else into your schedule something big comes up that needs your attention and you have to do it. Life can be that way sometimes just when things seem to get bad something comes up and it gets worse. I want to balance my finals well and perform at my best. How good can you be when you have to balance all this? Will you do the school work early and get ahead to make sure you get to bed on time? Looking at finals this week has helped me stay positive and focused. So, on top of balancing finals, sleep, eating, and staying mentally sane, we are adding the biggest track meet of the year! It is fun and interesting because it is a challenge. This is fun and interesting because this week is finals week here on campus. The G-MAC Championships start this Thursday and will go until Saturday. I personally like running these type of races better. While you are running you need to be aware of what is going on around you and make sure you are in a good position in the race. This adds a lot of mental challenges to the running. You have to run to get a good position and get points not just to run a fast time. This weekend at conference it becomes less about time and more about places. This was the last meet before Conference and it was a good confidence booster going into conference. Luke Bredeson ran 9:45 in the steeple which was a solid PR. Also, we had a good day on the track, Gatchell won the 800 meters with a 1:53, Trent got second in the 1500 meters displaying his speed with a 3:56. But, thankfully that was not the case at Miami, lots of people ran PR’s.Īs I have mentioned before in the blog as usual our throwers threw very well. Outdoor track is tough with that because you can be in great shape but the weather can keep you from running a good time. It was a great meet with good competition and good weather, Praise the Lord! It has been a while since we had a nice weather meet. The Redhawk Invitational was held at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. I am also going to talk about the end of the season and things that we as a team are learning and getting ready for. On this week’s blog I am going to give you a recap of last week’s meet at Miami University.