Yo, so this past weekend, I had the opportunity to compete in my fifth U.S.

Indoor Masters track and field championships.

And I wanted to drop this quick episode because I had an experience in the

long jump that also yielded an insight. And it's not something that's completely new, but the way

that I experienced it at this particular meet was new. And so I wanted to talk about that and

the ultimate insight that I got to. So the long jump was on Sunday at 8.15 in the morning.

So my ass was up dumb early so that I could give my body a chance to wake up and so that I could get ready for this meet.

I felt like I took care of all of the details in terms of getting a good warm upup in, making sure that I sprinted and got up

to full speed before I even touched the long jump runway, the massages and the stretching

and the things that I did the couple of days before, given some of the ailments that came up

from the other events that I did, mainly the high jump and the triple jump to ensure that

my body felt good and that

I was in the best position to be successful during the long jump competition.

And so I go through this lengthy warmup.

I'm feeling powerful.

I'm feeling fast.

And then I get on the actual long jump runway.

And it feels like I'm still moving quickly. I'm still putting power down.

I'm still getting the right number of strides in. I'm on the takeoff board. I'm doing a lot of

the technical things right that I struggled with in the past. And I come down the runway. I land.

I drag my foot a little bit behind me, not the way that it's been in the

past. It's probably about six inches difference from where the rest of my body lands. And I go,

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