4xmile at Arcadia today. Ryan and I warmed up 2 miles, and Thom and Connor warmed up like 10 minutes after us. We went to the tent, got checked in, and put our spikes on. I was pretty darn nervous at this point but was doing my best to calm down because I'm not the best when I'm nervous... Anyway, Ryan started us off in a good position, then I got the baton and it was time to go. I kept it conservative, letting some guys pass me because I could tell they were going out way too fast. First lap was a 66, and it felt soooo good. Second lap was also a 66, and then things got crazy. I started the third lap and picked it up quite a bit, passing some guys. Idk what the splits were on the last two laps. The last lap I kicked it in and finished with a very strong kick. If I had to guess I'd say my split was around 4:22, but I'll update that when I can see official results. Either way it's a major PR so I'm way happy. I finished and I felt like I had more in the tank, so we'll see if I can push it a little more next time. Still figuring this whole racing thing out... Then I handed off to Thomas, and he moved us up a couple spots too, and then Connor got the baton, and we were in 7th. Top 5 get medals. Connor killed it and got us into 5th, so that was sick. Shoutout to Ryan, Thomas, and Connor because I loved running the 4xmile with them. Shoutout to Michael and Austin for killing the 2 mile. Lastly shoutout to Guppy because she's pretty awesome and she's racing tomorrow. Update: My official split was 4:23, so a 9 second PR, so I'm way happy! | 