Well today was the big day for the 1600 meter trial run. Finally a day without wind! Got up and ran 3 miles with Meg this morning. She was able to handle 3 easy miles and that was just what I needed to get warmed up for my 1600. Jumped in the car and rode to the high school track for practice. I then slipped into the ruby red slippers and ran another mile with some fast strides for a warm up and then the four of us that showed up lined up for the 1600 meter time trial. At the start I was thinking I would like to run 90 second quarters and then try to hang on and keep it just under 6:00. The first lap was a little fast at about 1:24. The second lap came in just under 3:00. The third lap was just over 4:30 so I thought if I gutted it out I would have a chance at going sub 6:00. Well as it turns out I didn't have enough guts and my time came in at 6:00:13. I was a little disappointed but not for too long because it is a 12 second PR from the last time I ran it and this was just practice. I think on the day of the race I might be capable of going under 6:00 with some race day magic. I think my best strategy for the mile is to go even splits for the first 3 laps and then just give it everything on the last lap and hope for the best. I then ran 5 more miles on the track while the rest of my teammates practiced the other track and field events. Time: 1:22:44 8:16/mile | 