Just stepped out of the shower at the Hampton Inn in Athens, Georgia and I can't help but feel like I was just here. Every bit of this weekend hotel getaway is a repeat of last week, only 300 or so miles to the south. Welcome to my cookie-cutter life.
It never ceases to amaze me how much money is spent on college athletics, and I'm only keen to the Track and Field finances. We flew 58 people from STL to ATL, with a total ticket cost of around $40,000. On top of that, every person on the team receives per diem, of $52! Couple that with a team dinner earlier tonight and the cost to bus us all from airport to hotel, and you have quite an expensive operation. I'm very lucky to be a part of it.
As for tomorrow, the Georgia Dual should be a ton of fun. I can't wait to get in and race my ass off to get some points for the team! I'm really not that worried this weekend, as I'm feeling good and really wanting to get a PR. Sub 4 min. here I come! Also, I get to see a long lost teammate tomorrow night...
But in all honesty, all I want to do is get home and finish out this year. Graduating suddenly got much tougher these last couple weeks. Projects, papers, research, posters, and exams loom in the near future; the last hurdles in my undergraduate plight. I'm really tired, and I'm really burnt out. 18 hours, track meets on weekends, working in the lab, and trying to train is becoming almost too much to handle.
So it's time to sleep. Can't wait to race. Can't wait to be home. Can't wait til summer. I have to remember to stop and enjoy my hectic life...
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