That was by far the best race I've ever seen (the most exciting one) !!!!!
I really started to get hyper with two laps to go. Rupp looked so calm and he looked as if he was in perfect position. I started getting up, jumping in the air yelling "COME ON GALEN !!!!!!!!", with one lap to go, I couldn't believe what I was seeing !!!! I was yelling so hard !!!! When Galen passed third place at the end of the race, I thought I was dreaming !!!!! He wasn't too far off from Farah too. I had tears in my eyes. I had been reading things about this race since the end of 2011 and boy, this race lived up to its expectations !!
I watched the race with my mom. I live in a small flat next to Paris and my mom was trying to calm me down. She thought that my screams would make some of the neighbors call the police.
I'm still so hyper. I used to live in Denver (up unitl I was 11). Now I'm 20 but I started distance running when I was 16 and ever since I've fallen in love with it. This race is going to be an icredible source of motivation for the next year to come. I ran a 37 minute 10K in June of 2012 and I'm looking to run a sub 35 in June of 2013.
I'm sure that if I keep this race in mind throughout the whole year, I'll be able to reach my goal.
Anyhoo, back to Galen ! GALEN RUPP OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST (still doesn't sound real :D) !!! He beat every single Kenyan and Ethiopian out there tonight !!!
One thing I desperately want is : A HUGE POSTER OF GALEN RUPP IN MY ROOM !!!!! I already have Mo's autograph. I've been looking for a poster with Galen for ages. Anyone know if it's possible to get one ?
One things for sure : It's midnight in France right now. I'm so hyper, it looks like I'll be reading things about the race the entire night without getting one second of sleep.
Today, I kept rewatching and rewatching and rewatching Galen Rupp's workout that they put on Flotrack. It was pumping me up big time for the 10K that was to follow.
Normally, a neighbor of mine recorded the entire race on DVD !! I'm so excited to get it !!!! He's going to be taping the 5 000 too. But for now I guess I'll have to satisfy myself with youtube videos :).
One last thing to say : MO, GALEN and SALAZAR, I look up to you guys as gods !!!! I hope you guys write lots of books in the future !!!!
I'm the only one in my whole building who was this excited tonight. I don't know where the next Rupp fan was in France, but he could be Km's aways :D.