Mar 29, 2016

Anna Elkin running at Arlington Bowie meet at UTA Photo By: Beth Elkin

Last Friday we raced at the Arlington Bowie meet at UTA. Going into this race I knew that there probably wasn't going to be a ton of really good competition in the distance races but I still wanted to run a fast time and have a good race. In the two mile my plan was to really focus on the first mile and then see how fast I could finish the second. I went through the first mile at almost exactly what I wanted to & then really tired to stay focused after that. I ended up running 10:42 which wasn't exactly what I hoped for but I can't be upset with that time. Also, I set a stadium record which was a big deal to me since this is the track that the regional meet is at. Running well at the place where regionals will be held meant a lot to me because when that meet comes I will have a little more confidence & can associate it with a positive experience. That night I also ran the 4x4 and my split was a 62. It was a really fun race and our team ended up getting second in our heat (I'm not really sure how we did overall). The track meet lasted 15 hours which felt like forever, but overall it was a pretty good day. I am so excited to get in another really hard week of training and then make the trip down to Austin on Friday to race the mile!

Anna Elkin After Texas Distance Festival

***Although Ann Elkin did not run at the Texas Distance Festival she was there to cheer on fellow runners from other schools. So we took the opportunity to catch up with her and ask a few questions about her season.***

GIRLS 3,200 METER RUN FINALS
PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	RESULT	WIND	H#
1	Anna Elkin	12	Lewisville Hebron	10:42.53		1
2	Amanda Case	11	Lewisville Hebron	11:46.35		1
3	Haylee Johnson	9	Abilene	12:02.94		1
4	Caitlyn Mercer	12	Lubbock Coronado Mustangs	12:12.64		1
5	Kaitlyn Irving	10	Lewisville Hebron	12:18.23		1
6	Mikaela Firasek	11	Hurst Bell	12:30.06		1