I had a problem dropping out of races in 2004. It's all right. I was close, just a couple seconds off of qualifying.
This is what I worked all year for. It's tough.
I just kind of ran away from them. I'm happy with the win. I'm 2-for-2 at this race. Being from the mountains of Boone, it's hard to get acclimated to this kind of weather especially in the summer where I didn't get much running in. Right now I'm running great because the weather is so great.
Because i can...