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Jon Rankin: Actions Versus Words: Am I a Superstar?
(Elite Athlete Blog - Entry #4)

Posted January 21st, 2008 at 12:44 PM by Jon Rankin

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Elite Athlete Blogs, Jon Rankin

Welcome to the official blog of rising U.S. track & field star
Jon Rankin; the inaugural member of TheFinalSprint.com’s
Elite Athlete Blog Series. Make sure to check back every other Wednesday for Jon’s latest entry.

It’s from the lovely island of Bermuda that I write this 4th blog entry. I’m a little late on updating everyone on my training and whereabouts. And, even though I write to you feeling sincerely apologetic I can confidently say that I have good reason for my tardiness—I was preparing for and competed in my first competition of the year this past Friday, January 18th here in Hamilton, Bermuda. The race is known as the KPMG Invitational Mile, which is part of a 3-day event called the Bermuda International Race Weekend. With the travel from San Diego to Bermuda coupled with preparation for the race I decided to wait until after the competition, when life slowed down, in order to give a more thorough update.

Leading up to my first competition of the year I felt very confident in how my training was progressing. And as I continued to cross off each day on the calendar reminding myself of how close the competition date was getting that confidence was most commonly challenged. In other words, I began to grow a little nervous; which is a reaction I would consider normal under the circumstances.
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