Today was meet day. We had a meet in Louisville, Kentucky at Bellarmine University. It was about a 2 hour and a half drive on Interstate 65. I drove myself and Camille rode with me. The meet started at 11 o'clock. The first race that my guys were running started at 12:05pm. We got to the meet around 10 o'clock which gave my group time to pre-meet. Pre-meet consists of a shake out straight of the bus to get your muscles up and going. After they did that (about 10 minutes), the team found them a spot to camp out at. The first race was the girls 4x100 meter relay. S o they began warming up around 11 0'clock. Davis instructed me to have them do a couple of handoffs before the race. At 12:05 the race started, first the girls then the boys. Uindy girls did an okay job. They had a couple of bad exchanges but overall, they did well, they won the event. The time was pretty decent as well. It was a lot faster than last weeks time. Our boys did not run a 4x1 relay as one of their legs go hurt. The next event was the 400 meter dash. They girls did okay. One of our girls won the overall meet but it wasn't a national qualifying time. She only ran a 58.1. They guys went 1 and 2 in the event but the time was not exciting. It was far from their PR. I took the initiative to ask a couple of the runner how they were feeling about their races. Overall the feedback was neutral. They all complained about the wind and how it affected them.
Coach then had me stretch out a couple of girls because they felt aches and pains in their legs. The next event was the 400 hurdles. Coached asked me to prep the guys and the girls for their races to clear their head. Our girls ended up going 1, 2, and 3 in the hurdle race. The time was not that bad either. So I would say that it was a successful race and time for them all. After the 400 hurdles was he 200 meter dash. We had about 4 girls and 3 guys in this event. Coach gave them a speech and he told them to do what they got to do. They did an okay job overall in this event, on the girls and the guys side. The last event which is my favorite event was the 4x400 meter relay. Our boys did not run this event as one of them were hurt. Our girls on the other had a A team and a B team. Both of the relays did not do so well. They were behind most of the race and it was downhill from that point. I think most of it came from the fact that all of them were tired and just did not have enough energy for the races. I cheered and encouraged the teams anyway. Overall , I would say that it was an okay day. The weather was not the best but they did the best that they could despite the conditions,
Coach then had me stretch out a couple of girls because they felt aches and pains in their legs. The next event was the 400 hurdles. Coached asked me to prep the guys and the girls for their races to clear their head. Our girls ended up going 1, 2, and 3 in the hurdle race. The time was not that bad either. So I would say that it was a successful race and time for them all. After the 400 hurdles was he 200 meter dash. We had about 4 girls and 3 guys in this event. Coach gave them a speech and he told them to do what they got to do. They did an okay job overall in this event, on the girls and the guys side. The last event which is my favorite event was the 4x400 meter relay. Our boys did not run this event as one of them were hurt. Our girls on the other had a A team and a B team. Both of the relays did not do so well. They were behind most of the race and it was downhill from that point. I think most of it came from the fact that all of them were tired and just did not have enough energy for the races. I cheered and encouraged the teams anyway. Overall , I would say that it was an okay day. The weather was not the best but they did the best that they could despite the conditions,