That Hot September Day
It was another hot day in South Georgia. Sticky and humid as it was though, practice continued on as it normally did. That day the girls met early to accommodate clas scheduling conflicts. She was given her mileage for the day, and as she began she hoped that the day's run would be better than all the others she had since school started. She seemed to be in a bit of a rut, but couldn't figure out what was going on. As usual, during the last 800 meters she decided to pick up the pace in hopes that her finishing kick on the long runs would transfer over to her race days. She always had a hard time putting herself into another gear at the end of a race, but she never had any difficulties at the end of a long run. She waited until she heard her watch beep before she came to a stop. When she looked at her time, she was happy to see she had improved. "Finally, a good run," she thought to herself. She started back to the complex to quickly retrieve her things so she would ha...