Friday, March 6, 2026 Home from Nationals in Albuquerque. I had a great time at the meet. I did fairly well. I ran 59.36 in the 400 meters (which bests my PR time for an indoor 400--I ran 59.37 last year at indoor Worlds). I took the silver medal in the race. And, I am the new National Champ in the indoor 800 meters--I got the gold in 2:25.33, which is NOT a PR (I ran 2:23 indoors in January up in Ithaca. But, given the 5,300 feet of elevation in Albuquerque, I think I did okay). Could I have run a better race? Yes--I went out way too slow and I should have pushed up further in the pack sooner. Luckily I had a kick left, and my last 200 meter lap was a negative split. My 200 splits were: 38.32, 36.49, 36.73, 33.80. But really, my lack of experience in this event kind of shows in these split times. Also, I had altitude worries in my head, which was probably a dumb thing to focus on. It is a really tough event that requires a lot more thinking and pacing and strategy as opposed to t...