Four hours before his championship 800m race, the poor kid is sitting in the athlete's bullpen area doing the butterfly stretch, having his hood pulled tight over his head so no one could see his fear, and listening to Rage Against The Machine. He went on to repeat and finish up his senior year in style, but that simple moment of him sitting down in the bullpen changed his whole life and mine forever. That one race made him what he is today. And I will never be the same because i saw how important an event that lasts less than 2 minutes means to a person. Everyone has a defining moment where purposes become clear and goals seem attainable, that was mine.
Races are different for everyone, but the goals are the same.
To survive and move on. After one race, even if you don't realize it, you started training, mentally and physically for another.