Lewis and Clark Invitational

Same old story. Again. I ran the 1500m and got the same time as the last two times I've ran it! (5:20...ok this time it was actually 5:19.93, but in my book that's the same time) And again I felt fast and strong, until I looked at my watch and saw the time and was very disappointed. This time I did take second in my heat (the slow heat), but that too was a bit disappointing because I led the race for probably about 1100m. Grr. I have been having a hard time figuring out how to improve my time (and QUALIFY!) because I can't pinpoint a mental breakdown or even a point where I slow down. But my coach asked me how much each lap hurt, and I said realized that I just feel strong, I don't hurt. So, I'm going to run this next race to make each lap hurt more than the last and to be totally spent at the end! It'll be my last chance too, because this weekend (24th) I'll be running a 5k (yuck) and then our last meet before conference is the 1st, where I will run the 1500m to make it hurt.