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My earbuds were in, but I wasn’t playing music. I needed to hear the world but didn’t want the world to know I was listening. My competition stretched and rambled on to others on my left giving me every detail of how she was approaching the race without even knowing it. My breath was shaky due to the tedious warm up I had just completed and was leaning against the fencing of the warm-up area. Despite the eight-five degrees weather, I was wearing sweatpants and a long-sleeve tee to make sure my muscles stay warm. My eyes scanned the overcrowded area focusing on the way every runner prepared and studying their technique. From the right, I could see my coach approaching. He was a blunt man who has been coaching track and field for most of his …show more content…

That was only two weeks ago but feels like a whole year has passed. “Girls 300-meter hurdles please report to the track. Girls 300-meter hurdles.” After I finished tying my spikes, I grabbed my bag and moved past the girl I was listing to earlier and pushed to the front of the crowd that had gathered near the entrance. I had to wait for my name to be called. “Bridget Plate!” I raised my hand pushing past a few girls in front of me. “Heat 4. Lane 3.” I moved to get in line behind the girl in lane 3 from heat three. The announcer finished calling the rest of my heat. “Alright ladies, we will be moving to the starting line. You can take off warm-up gear here and the will head out.” I peeled off my long-sleeve tee and pulled my sweatpants over my spikes. I felt more comfortable in my tank top jersey and running spandex. Sweat dripped down my forehead and the back of my knees were glistening in the sun. “Okay, we are moving!” I took one more sip of water before following the girl in front of me onto the track. My heart started to pick up speed and I felt my nervous set in. The rack was a burnt red making my bright orange spikes pop even more. My eyes darted to the finish line where I saw coach Dobry waiting just like he said. “Stay in your lanes, ladies!” shouted the official. “Heat one set up your blocks!” The first row of runner moved up setting up their running blocks. I switched lifting my knees to my chest making sure I

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