I CAME IN THIRD PLACE (in my age group / division) in the 800m run!!! My time was 3:13.530. 8 more points for Hallmark! I had a fight to the end, too, and it was a photo finish with me and another girl. I believe they gave the win to her (grumble grumble). Next time...
Danielle also had a race for her life: her nemesis for the last few years was neck-in-neck with her for the whole race. In the last 200m they shifted into overdrive and it was incredibly close. A bunch of us from the team were leaning over the fence at the finish line, clapping & screaming for Danielle. And we couldn't tell who won. We worried that nemesis had leaned forward enough that her chest crossed the line first. But much to our deight, Danielle had managed to get her foot across the finish line just ahead of her & took the win. All her training & determination was finally rewarded!
After that came the 800m relay, which I didn't run this time around. We placed 43rd out of 72 teams, 21 seconds behind the leaders.
Danielle also had a race for her life: her nemesis for the last few years was neck-in-neck with her for the whole race. In the last 200m they shifted into overdrive and it was incredibly close. A bunch of us from the team were leaning over the fence at the finish line, clapping & screaming for Danielle. And we couldn't tell who won. We worried that nemesis had leaned forward enough that her chest crossed the line first. But much to our deight, Danielle had managed to get her foot across the finish line just ahead of her & took the win. All her training & determination was finally rewarded!
After that came the 800m relay, which I didn't run this time around. We placed 43rd out of 72 teams, 21 seconds behind the leaders.
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