Warmed up 2 inside with Travis, felt kinda tight. We stayed inside as long as possible because it was really cold and raining outside. I was preparing for a fairly fast start as most of the races had gone out very quick today. I got farily good position by the end of the curve, split about 29 and was mid-pack at the 200. Started to move up a bit. We hit 59 at the 400, so I knew I could get the qualifying mark
I got into 2nd behind Alex Lyons from Sky View and we kept going at a good pace. The wind and rain were starting to take their toll though. I think I heard 1:29 at 600, but I might be wrong. It was pretty hard to push the last 200 but I just tried to stay close to the leader and make sure no one got too close to me from behind. Finished 2nd in the Open sections.
Luckliy for me, I was on the 400 leg of our medley that we were trying to qualify today. I went inside after the 800 and tried to get my heart rate down as much as I could. I knew I wasn't going to be able to pull out what we needed. Mine and Cooper's exchange was pretty bad, my fault, but I picked it up quick. Felt decent on the first two, then it hit. I felt like I was crawling the last 100. I badly handed off to Mike and staggered over to my coach. I couldn't even stand up. She split me at 57, which wasn't terrible considering it was about 5 minutes after the 800.
Cooled down 20 minutes inside with Travis.
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