Today was region in Albuquerque, NM. My race wasn't till 1 so around 9 I went for a short shake out run. I just ran around the block by our hotel a few times. It was probably just over a half mile it took me 5 minutes. Later when I warmed up for the race I ran out on the course a little ways and then back. The course was more of a trail sort of like Jordan River Trail, so I wasn't sure what kind of shoes to wear. We asked some of our friends from NM and they said that most people wear flats so I went with flats. Before the race I only had time to do 1 stride. The stride really made my shin hurt which made me pretty nervous but I just tried to ignore it. The race started and I got a good start. There was a pack of about 15 or more girls a little bit ahead of me about a 400 into the race so I moved up to the pack and then started to move through it. I kept moving till about a mile into the race and then I settled into a pace and stayed there the rest of the race. I ended up being 12th and my time was 20:59. I was happy with the race, and I'm glad I qualified for nationals. I could definetely tell that my fitness isn't as good as it was a few weeks ago and I think once I can get my fitness back up I can bring my tiems back down. After the race I did a short cooldown with Danielle. My shins felt pretty good they still hurt though but I don't think I made them worse by running. | 