It's the 6th lap of the timed two mile. You can't imagine being finished. You have over two laps to go and you feel like you may just collapse at any point. You're a little dizzy and worried that you won't be able to keep the pace. You're about to set a personal record, but can you keep the pace up? You look at your watch. Your sixth lap is too slow. You started off great, then got a little shaky because you let your head get the best of you. You convinced yourself you couldn't do it and slowed down. You didn't stick with your teammates because you didn't believe you could keep up. It's a mental test more than a physical test at this point. You finish the sixth lap. Shoot, six seconds too slow. That's a lot. You let yourself down a bit. This means you have to push twice as hard in the next two laps. You're catching up to your running partner now. The pace is fast. Your teammate says it's too fast but you encourage her and you continue together...
The Blue have improved to an overall record of 7-6-2 and 4-1-2 in the conference. A 3-0 win over Smith College and a double overtime tie against number one MIT. More impressive than the three goals against Smith are the shut outs in both games. Defensively, as a team, the Blue have improved their organization from the backline all the way to the forward line. This past Tuesday's match against MIT was arguably the most complete game of soccer the Blue have played all season. The Blue are in a good spot now as they head to WPI this Saturday for their second to last conference game.
