The Hype!

The other day our team was in the weight room stretching and doing abs as we normally do at the end of our workouts, and coach brought up an exciting topic: Florida Relays. Last year seemed to be pretty good for the Star Athletics team. Our women's hurdle relay came in first and broke a record (think it was for the stadium?). Our guys had a fair showing with a few PR's and some decent times in the sprinting events. Apparently, this year will be the biggest it has ever been. The meet has become renowned as a meet where people come to get a fast start to their outdoor season. I mean with all the competition and early season competitive juices flowing you have no choice but to run fast.

Unfortunately, I've never been to the FL Relays but I hear it is one of those 'you need to be here' meets. Tons of competitors show up from recognized colleges around the country accompanied by many outstanding professional runners. Our womens hurdle team will be defending their title as the best hurdlers in FL and our men 110 hurdlers also are out to prove themselves in their respective relay. There will be a lot of pro teams present from around FL among elsewhere, but everyone is suiting up to be the best in the state, which is a pretty nice title to have considering the state of FL is an eminent powerhouse for track and field.

Needless to say Im excited to finally take part in this meet and to try to claim a respectable spot in it's history books. Although Im not running my natural event (400H) I will be competing in the 4x400 relay and possibly the open 400. About 2 weeks and counting until showtime. Lets get it! The life of a competitor