Prom or State Meet?

Wow, this is pretty late in the year for prom, all the ones around here are usually late April/early May.

Absolutely choose the state meet though, especially if you have the chance to make all state. At the end of the day, prom is just... prom, nothing special for the non-teenage girls among us. I'm sure you could make it by the end if you really wanted to (I think mine went until midnight) or you could just hit up all the after parties. In many ways, that might be the best way to experience prom since you have all the memories with friends, booze, and random sluts you could ask for with little to none of the expense of the actual dance. What better way to celebrate a good race?

Drive the limo and wear the tux to state. If people ask you what's up? tell them the truth. Say that you went to state instead of going to prom so I am trying to get at least some of both here. Say it to another runner there and she could admire you for your dedication and feel bad for you because you're missing your prom. Then you could score at state with a girl and in the race.

Wine with that cheese? wrote:

If you're going to get to bang, prom.

Otherwise state meet.

This is the correct answer and I suspect you know it

State Meet State Meet State Meet

I think about my state meets and remember them 10+ years later. I am confused by which girls I took to which dances and who I dated when. I don't even care if you may get some action - that is what college is for. You will never get another chance to run in that big of a race again.

C'mon dude, you already know the answer: State Meet

If you and your date are an "item" and mean something to each other then she will truly understand why you chose the track meet. If she just happens to be your date for the weekend, then be up front with her as soon as possible.

Whenever there is a scenario like this presented, there rarely is a follow-up. Please let us know how you did in the meet, and if you were able to do both. If you did do both, what time did you get to the prom?

To those saying essentially "Go to Prom only if you might 'bang'," grow up. Sex is not a once in a lifetime opportunity.

If you've been dating a cute, loveable girl for four years of HS and have come to some mutual agreement that you'd wait to lose your respective virginities on Prom night and you would definitely finish at the tail end of your race at State, choose Prom. Otherwise, run your best at State.

as a guy who bailed on my prom date for a race, it comes down to your date. if it's your girlfriend or someone you have intentions with; go to prom. if not i'd say state.

i only give this warning because my choice basically cost me my first girlfriend...

marijuologist wrote:

If, unlike most of the losers on letsrun, you ever grow up to actually have a life, you might come to regret the fact that you invested so much time and energy in running when you could have been getting laid instead. You can jog for the rest of your life, but you're only young enough to bang high school girls once in your life and then that ship sails forever. DO IT NOW NIGGA.

False. You're never too old to bang high school girls.

Make the choice that you personally would prefer. Whichever it is, be sure to show your maturity by telling people who would do the opposite to grow up.

Do not go to either. Sit at home in the dark. Then you're being fair to both sides of your conscience.

lkjsfd wrote:

You will never get another chance to run in that big of a race again.

NCAA championships make the state meet look like a middle school dual meet.

I skipped my senior trip for the state meet and certainly don't regret it. But I was the type who was just happy to make it to states and partied the night before the race. Prom was super fun though, I would probably have been pissed if I missed that.

I guess it depends on how well you really think you will do at states. If you are just going to go and get smoked, its probably not worth it as it isn't going to be some special experience like others are suggesting. You will still be able to say you qualified for states...

If you care about running and have a chance to place well or run a significant pr then go. Like others have said, if you are just going to go to the dance and go home or do something lame afterwards than why bother. If you have a fun date or something really fun to do after, then I'd do the prom.

raneman wrote:

I do have a decent chance of making all-states.

The only reason I'd say go to prom is if you weren't running. Even if you qualified and didn't have a shot, you don't want to miss the experience of running on that stage.

I never had to make the choice myself but I probably would have picked the State meet and then driven home real fast to get to prom. I went to my prom jr and sr year and also went to my girlfriend's prom my sr year. My sr prom interfered with a big track meet, I ran the 4x800 and the open 800 and skipped the 1600 because I wouldn't have been able to make the Grand March. My girlfriend was pretty, I only had a slight chance of getting any action as we were both good Christians but we danced, we made-out, we did some heavy petting and we had a great time. I don't regret missing that 1600.

If it is possible to do both, I'd give it a shot.

Dennis Reynolds wrote:

lkjsfd wrote:

You will never get another chance to run in that big of a race again.

NCAA championships make the state meet look like a middle school dual meet.

technically that statement can still work because it's a shitload harder to make NCAAs

State meet, hands down, no questions asked. You can bang girls afterwards in college.