I was originally going to run the 100, the 220 and the 440. But there were going to be heats for the event and I didn't think I could run all three with all the heats without being exhausted. So I dropped the 220, which I probably could have won and ran the 440. As it turned out, had I won the 220 as well, I would have won the team state championship by myself.

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