So...
 

I just got back from Detroit Michigan from the Junior Olympic Games~
I know you guys don't know 'track talk' but I'll break everything down as simply as possible.

I competed in the 800m dash (the only event I even qualified for and is 2 complete laps around a track)...and there were 8 heats (heats aren't temperatures nor something a female dog goes through, it's a race of competitors in a certain event) of it, and if you win your heat, you automatically advance too the finals. I won my heat by 300ths of a second, and I went into the finals with the worst qualifying time LMAO!

So then...earlier this morning were the National 800m finals, and since we were the first 'open' race (an open race is a race thats NOT a relay) we had to stand in our lanes and sing the national anthem.

Yeah I was nervous as hell, but I felt so pro :sunnies:

We stagger started and I'm really not use too stagger starts, only waterfall starts.

Staggered start:
http://i33.tinypic.com/2rzx45z.jpg

Waterfall start:
http://i37.tinypic.com/t98juo.jpg

When you stagger start in a race over 400m, you have too break at a line, 100m into the race.

break line:
http://i34.tinypic.com/4ruuqw.gif
and everyone moves over in lane 1.

So anyway...I was in last place the whole race, but on the last 100m I sprinted past 2 people...therefore making me the 6th fastest 800m runner in the nation :)
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On a side note~
I really miss the Detroit airport and that sparkly and colorful walk way with all the moving sidewalks.

and LOL@me getting macaroni on my keyboard :laugh:

good job flowers!

Lol nice.


Still managed to confuse me with the race-specifics @_@

^Same.

BUT good job on being SIXTH!!!!

Thanks Mikey and Ralath!

and LOL, yeah...it's confusing at first but mabey if you read over it a few times, you might get it,....and if you ever run track and/or a few races, it'll all make sense xD

besides....I blow at explaining things D=

waoh that's cool

<3 pictures LOL!

why do u keep typing "too" for "to"? is that wat macaroni on keyboard does?

Gratz on 6th place!

Yeah, defanitly the macaroni xD

and thank you!~

Grats =)

staggered start is wut i had to do in grd 7 track i also did the 800m
and i came 4th and i almost came 3rd i was .8 secounds off lol and i got
to go to the track finals cuz r gruop was the fastest then the othere 2
groups for the 800m and i came 3rd in the finals and won my school
a medal and trophy lol and in the finals once i came 3rd i walked to the side
of the track and i passed out for like 30 min lol and teachers were like
all around me wen i got up lol so funny