My first Junior Olympic championship was last year in the
400 meter hurdles, and it was a thrill. I came in to the race ranked 5th
and finished 1st. I was upset with my prelims because I had to run
scared (meaning I was in lane 8 and everybody else could chase me) so I used
that anger and put it on the track. I ran a 1:03.67 making me top 10 in the
nation for high school girls and it felt good to know that all my hard work had paid off. But running the
400 hurdles just flat out sucks, the first 300 meters is fine but once you hit
the home stretch; your legs are tired, your arms are numb and you can barely
breathe, (it reminds me of the 800.) But it’s also one of my favorite races, if I mess up on a
hurdle, it’s not the end of the world and I still have a chance to win whereas
in the 100 or 300 hurdles, you have to hit every hurdle with every step or you
have less of a chance at getting first.
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