Track and Field Blogs - Anna Willard

So that's my new nickname, courtesy of Beaux Greer, did you pick up on the Andre 3000 reference? I didn't think so ... hahaha. Anyways, tomorrows the big day! I was getting pretty nervous today when Lindsey (Anderson) and I were looking at the start lists, but then when I was running today and doing drills and strides at the track I felt much more at ease. I realized that this is what I love to do, and I feel like I've been waiting forever to run this race. Enough already!!! I'm a woman of action and I can't wait… more »

So, I'm having a fantastic time in Japan. So much so, that I have totally neglected this here blog.

Its great here, so clean and safe and I totally feel like a celebrity. When we go to the track for practice, there are about 100 seats that they allow little kids to watch and take pictures while we practice. Today Katie McGregor, Alice Schmidt and I stopped to sign a couple hats as we passed by and the kids totally go berserk. Its just amazing to me the amount of enthusiasm they have for our sport… more »

I leave for the airport in under an hour, so I only have a few minutes to post. The past two months since USA's have been pretty up-and-down in terms of training, but the past few weeks my ankle feels about 90% better and my workouts have been going much better. Its feels like its been a long summer because I've mostly been in Ann Arbor and I'm very much ready to head out to Japan. Mike McGuire, my coach, and I decided to do a little tune-up race at the Falmouth mile and I'm really happy I did. I… more »