Finally got back out for a run today after three days of nuttin - whew. Decent run on the trails before it boiled over to 90 degrees - ugh. End of last week deteriorated into trying to get Travis healthy and making last minute plans for getting parents and athletes to the state meet in Jax on Friday. Trav missed school Tues and half day Thurs with coughing fits and major head and chest congestion. Friday morning saw him somewhat better as he jumped on the bus at 0700. His first race was at 1pm and it actually went quite well as he split 2:02 in the 4x800. Coach had arranged for the 4x8 kids to go back to the hotel to avoid the heat of the day during field events and sprint/hurdle prelims. Trav took a couple good naps and got a bit of food before heading back for the 1600 at 6:45. Once again he ran a decent 800... of course there were two more laps. He went 66, 67, 70, 68 to tie his PR at 4:32 and grab the 8th place podium spot - disappointing when he was sooo primed to crush 4:30, but tremendous considering he couldn't breathe! 
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