Photo By: Beth Elkin
Race Report By: Anna Elkin
Last Thursday and Friday I raced at our district meet!! Championship season has begun and I am so excited!! 
Originally the meet was supposed to start on Wednesday but it got delayed because of weather. It was kind of a bummer when I had to go to school, but pushing it back a day actually worked out better for us because it allowed us to get in a good interval workout before race day. Leading up to the race I felt really good and was confident in my training and our race plan. In the 3200 my plan was the same as always. We went through the mile at around 5:12 which I was pretty happy with and from there I just tried to run even splits and then negative split the last lap. I ended up placing 2nd running 10:32 which was a PR for me and a new school record. I am very happy with how this race went. My second place finish qualified me for the area meet next week so I'm happy that I get the opportunity to race again. The next night was the mile and I kind of had the same mindset as the day before. I didn't have my best race but I ran 4:58 to place second. It would have been exciting to win both of these races, but coming into the meet our main focus was just making it to area so I'm very happy that I accomplished that goal. Big shoutout to my teammates Abby who made it out in the 2 mile, Connor who made it in the 3200 & 1600, and Drew who made it out in the 800. The only thing better than going to Area is going with your best friends so I'm very excited that they advanced. Also, individual results are nice but the team success this past weekend meant a lot to me. This was the first time in a long time that both our girls and boys teams got trophies at the district meet and it meant a lot to me to be able to share my success with my teammates. It was kind of bittersweet running my very last district ever, but I'm so excited to see how the rest of the season plays out!
Originally the meet was supposed to start on Wednesday but it got delayed because of weather. It was kind of a bummer when I had to go to school, but pushing it back a day actually worked out better for us because it allowed us to get in a good interval workout before race day. Leading up to the race I felt really good and was confident in my training and our race plan. In the 3200 my plan was the same as always. We went through the mile at around 5:12 which I was pretty happy with and from there I just tried to run even splits and then negative split the last lap. I ended up placing 2nd running 10:32 which was a PR for me and a new school record. I am very happy with how this race went. My second place finish qualified me for the area meet next week so I'm happy that I get the opportunity to race again. The next night was the mile and I kind of had the same mindset as the day before. I didn't have my best race but I ran 4:58 to place second. It would have been exciting to win both of these races, but coming into the meet our main focus was just making it to area so I'm very happy that I accomplished that goal. Big shoutout to my teammates Abby who made it out in the 2 mile, Connor who made it in the 3200 & 1600, and Drew who made it out in the 800. The only thing better than going to Area is going with your best friends so I'm very excited that they advanced. Also, individual results are nice but the team success this past weekend meant a lot to me. This was the first time in a long time that both our girls and boys teams got trophies at the district meet and it meant a lot to me to be able to share my success with my teammates. It was kind of bittersweet running my very last district ever, but I'm so excited to see how the rest of the season plays out!WATCH: 1,600m Showdown
| GIRLS 1,600 METER RUN FINALS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | WIND | H# | |
| 1 | Madeleine Reed | 12 | Marcus | 4:53.89 | 1 | |
| 2 | Anna Elkin | 12 | Lewisville Hebron | 4:58.74 | 1 | |
| 3 | Ashlyn Hillyard | 9 | Plano Senior HS | 5:01.30 | 1 | |
| 4 | Martha Brown | 10 | Plano East | 5:02.60 | 1 | |
| 5 | Abby Riordan | 10 | Lewisville Hebron | 5:09.74 | 1 | |
| GIRLS 3,200 METER RUN FINALS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | WIND | H# | |
| 1 | Madeleine Reed | 12 | Marcus | 10:28.16 | 1 | |
| 2 | Anna Elkin | 12 | Lewisville Hebron | 10:32.83 | 1 | |
| 3 | Ashlyn Hillyard | 9 | Plano Senior HS | 10:47.99 | 1 | |
| 4 | Abby Riordan | 10 | Lewisville Hebron | 10:48.86 | 1 | |
| 5 | Ashton Hutcherson | 12 | Marcus | 10:55.18 | 1 | |
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