I guess it's fitting that we end the regular season at the home of the world's most famous horse race. We were in Louisville, KY this past weekend for the Pre Nationals race. Since this is the first time in a decade that the NCAA Championships will be hosted at a new venue there were many teams from all over the country there to check out the course. I think it will be a great change as the course runs fast and fair.
Overall, I thought we ran pretty well. Our top three women ran terrific races placing 15th, 45th, and 64th...all of them gained several positions in the last 400 meters. Some of our younger runners also ran their best races of the year which allowed us to finish 15th out of 39 teams in the seeded race. We still need to see improvement from everyone if we are going to be able to reach our seasonal goals. So the next few weeks will be critical in regards to having sharp practices and maintaining our health.
Beyond the race we had some time to take in a few sites including Churchill Downs. I think we saw a little more of it that security would have liked, but what they don't know and didn't see doesn't really matter. They were filming a movie about former Derby winner Mine That Bird which was fun to watch. Beyond that it was fairly quiet since the fall racing season has yet to begin. Yes, that is the girls on the track in that last picture. Thank goodness for lax security.
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