SEC Indoor

So I finally have time to post about my race in Kentucky 2 weeks ago, although it's not something that I want to post about.
My coach put me in the 3000 meter race because he thought there would be 2 heats. The rules at this meet in the distance races were that they would pull runners who got lapped until only 12 remained. If there were 2 heats, it was less likely that I would get lapped. Well, we get to the track and find out there is only 1 heat...26 girls, one of them being Sarah Bowman, an incredible runner.
My focus shifted from trying to get a pr to just trying to finish the race. The race started at a fast pace, and I started at that pace too, the fastest I've ever started. However, I could not keep up with the pack or the pace. I still ran as hard as I could (although looking back I wish I would have gone harder) but when I crossed the line at 2 laps to go, I hear the bell go off, meaning that there is someone behind me who only has one lap to go...meaning that I'm about to get lapped. I didn't know how far behind the girl was, but I picked up my pace a lot so that she wouldn't lap me. Unfortunately, with a lap and a half to go, Sarah Bowman laps me, and I got pulled out of the race.
I was absolutely devastated! I had let myself down, but most of all, I felt like I had let my team and my coaches down. However, my team was so proud of me for how well I ran...I was on pace to pr. And my coach, to my surprise, was not upset at all. I have such a great team!
I have to keep things in perspective...this is just one race, and I learned a lot from it. Now I just have to focus on outdoor season!