is THIS the end?

many folks have commented (thanks mom and dad) about the status of my writing before i move to india. i didn't find the energy to revisit the the running topic prior to my departure despite the remaining few races after my shambled 5,000m a while back. i don't really have the energy to dive into the topic now, but since my india blog has yet to be set up (i can't decide to just keep plugging away at this site or not) and i'm slowly losing contact with the outside world, i better muster up some final push to wrap up the season, year, and career.

i ended the farm team with a boring 1500m race in about 3:54. pretty slow and i would have been much harder on myself if i hadn't at least given it a good go to qualify for USATF nationals. i ran near 2:00 for 800m and then caved for the next 700m but did follow the rabbit in windy conditions at stanford. we were in one of 3 races that afternoon and i took a little pride back by outsprinting some poor struggling soul in the last 300m. the season did find me in gathering a new PR in the 1500, 3:51 in eagle rock california during which i bathed in the glory of a miler.

the last few weeks of the season contained very few motivated runs- but i got them done- mostly chats with wallace and hanging with gibbons as the move to india took center stage. i knew i was done competing and i'm sure gags had a pretty good idea also. the experience with the farm team has been the single most productive decision i have made personally in my life. i feel it was bigger than going to college where i did, bigger than accepting a job (to date), and probably bigger than moving to india (so far). i cannot think of a better way to have spent the last 4 years than in a farm team jersey. the friends and stories accumulated throughout the years, the disappointments and successes all were a product of passion- of which i am extremely proud.

thank you to all who have supported me, encouraged me, raced and pushed me- you allowed me to explore the limits of one part of being. i can't wait for more.