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Going for it!

May 8, 2009

So I have about two hours until I will be racing the 3200 in my last track meet in my hometown. My freshmen year seems like yesterday when I so excited to be running in my last "regular" season ending home meet because the Dinnan twins were coming to race. They were a pair of seniors who ran around 4:20 in the 1600 and it was my burning desire to try and keep up with them. So I ended up having my breakthrough performance that day as I ran a huge pr for the 1600 in 4:27 and barely stole fourth place.

Oh, how the times have changed.

Today I'll be attempting to be the first person to run a sub-9 3200 on Alaskan soil. Well maybe just the first high schooler but still, it is rare speed. Considering that would take a pr and a stellar solo performance I am preparing for war. Workouts have been going well now its just time to put it all together in one soul-finding performance.

I finished the last of my AP tests this morning so mentally I'm relieved...time to get pumped now, Weezy time!

Off to the track, I'll leave a comment below tonight and tell you how it goes!

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#41	Anonymous Coward September 16 at 9:31pm Is Dunbar running at Portland this year? He isnt on their roster and didn't see his name in results. Redshirting? reply
#40	J June 20 at 9:43am they had 8 reply
#39	Uziell June 20 at 8:43am I hope you make it. You deserve it. Just remember that success does not come easy. Best of luck to you and God speed. reply
#38	Sameer Patel May 27 at 9:29pm 10:16 right here punks!!!!jkjkjk way to go trevor reply
#37	Chico!!! May 15 at 12:01pm Wow, i just read that 'article' about TD in the post below. Thats pretty funny stuff. Great Job trevor!!! Chico Wishes you all the best! reply
#36	Grizzly Bear May 13 at 4:23pm Ummmm...ok haters. This guy is the real thing. He neglected to mention in the blog that he is ran that 3200 under the dark black cloud of his friend's untimely passing. He mentions it in this interview: http://twoangryrunners.com/?p=756 reply
#35	Steve P May 11 at 9:07am Seriously, guys, quit trying to find the negative in something that is truly incredible. I thought the running community was above that. Way to go, Trevor! I am excited to see what the future brings for you. reply
#34	Running Rebel May 11 at 12:58am The T he made at the end of the race was for his friend. It was his friend's birthday and he had asked Trevor to do that. Trevor is far from arrogant. reply
#33	Harry X May 10 at 2:36pm "okee dokee flotrack fans".... lolroflcopter. lolzjopke. yeah, you should go listen to some "weezy" ya thug. G-UNIT!!! haha.... reply
#32	Anonymous Coward May 10 at 2:25pm insert cliche reply
#31	Da Dirty May 10 at 7:44am Way to go flo-trev! reply
#30	16:59 5ker May 10 at 3:25am california has a population nearly fifty times larger than alaska; so really a poor year for that state-dunbar has rare strength endurance, a modern nurmi reply
#29	Brown May 10 at 2:59am jake said: “california has 3 sub 9'ers” It's California. reply
#28	Jake May 10 at 12:44am california has 3 sub 9'ers reply
#27	Erik Olson May 10 at 12:27am Beast!! Probably the best way to end the regular season. Hopefully we can hang next time ur in the 48s! reply
#26	Kevin Hartsfeld May 9 at 11:33pm wow i go to school with Jeff Thode and was at his meet yesterday. the coach said he ran the best time in the country. congrats. i hope u guys get to compete some time reply
#25	Jacob Roach May 9 at 10:21pm go for it man!!! remember your 9:01 time trial in that blizzard!!! you got it!!! reply
#24	Dnixon May 9 at 9:57pm lfdgfhdgkdfjh said: “trevor dunbar you are arrogant. be humble you ass.” Umm . . . your jealousy is showing. There was nothing arrogant in either post. reply
#23	Sam Salus May 9 at 9:57pm Great balls of fire! Thats cookin some! I only wish I watched you run instead of me huffing and puffing along the back stretch trying to make a mediocre effort. Anyhoo, great weekend man and I look forward to see what you got for regions and state. Go BEARS!!! -Samwise reply
#22	Lfdgfhdgkdfjh May 9 at 7:34pm trevor dunbar you are arrogant. be humble you ass. reply
#21	Anonymous Coward May 9 at 3:59pm BAM! said: “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyFHXGj8tC0” thanks man reply
#20	BAM! May 9 at 2:48pm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyFHXGj8tC0 reply
#19	Cyclone May 9 at 2:26pm Congratulations! reply
#18	JORDAN MIRK May 9 at 1:44pm SICK run trevor!!! reply
#17	Anonymous Coward May 9 at 9:10am wow those splits are crazy consistent. Way to go!! reply
#16	Nolan Petersen May 9 at 9:05am I got 4:49 in case any one was wondering! reply
#15	Zach Ornelas May 9 at 8:23am lol i knew great things lay ahead for you when you smoked me and paul on that long run in portland a long time ago. Thats freaking awesome man you're gunna tear up (even more) next year. reply
#14	John Baranik May 9 at 7:55am nice job! reply
#13	George Shakelton May 9 at 7:48am Thanks for the almost play by play, it was exciting. reply
#12	Class Of 97 Graduate May 9 at 5:30am Trevor: Just wanted you to know that your best days as a runner and person lies ahead. You have no idea how successful you will be in this sport. To run a solo 8:51 in the middle of nowhere (yes...Kodiak, AK is the nucleus of no-man's land:) is extremely impressive. To negative split with very smart, careful concerted efforts is more impressive. But what people too often forget is the solo work that a person like yourself have to put in; without the work, there would be no records...guarantee it...no substitutions. As you move to the next ranks, it WILL be a lot tougher, but just stay grounded and NEVER lose that fire you have right now. That fire will carry you through the tough times and catipult you higher through the good ones. Remember the words of this old-timer:) reply
#11	Dan Knewitz May 9 at 2:54am Just think of all of those kids younger than you who think its so cool that they got to see Trevor Dunbar run... reply
#10	David Williams May 9 at 2:29am Congrats dude reply
#9	Trevor Dunbar May 9 at 12:28am There was a couple cameras running. I'll hopefully work on getting it up reply
#8	Ryan From Flotrack May 9 at 12:24am TD nice work!! pretty solid splits, all within 1.1 secs of one another (with exception of the last one). any video of the race we can watch?? reply
#7	kevind May 9 at 12:22am Nice job TDun. reply
#6	Trevor Dunbar May 9 at 12:18am Okee dokee flotrack fans, so I thought it would be cool to do the blog before the race to get the emotions of the pre-race vibes going through my brain but I was kind of on a time crunch when I was writing this so the blog itself wasn't so special. The race however was extremely special, It was a beautiful day in Kodiak about 59 degrees sunny, not a cloud in the sky, slight breeze but nothing bad. I would have to say about perfect running conditions. Also all my friends from school that don't usually get to see me run came out to the track and that meant a lot. My warm up felt so smooth and I could feel it calling in the air tonight haha. My mentality was, "just to go for it." My splits went 66.0, 66.3, 66.8, 67.0 (4:26.1), 66.8, 66.9, 67.1, 64.6. 8:51.4!!!!!!!!! The last two laps were hell. I just saw on the dyestat boards that Jeff Thode ran a 8:51.3 tonight, wow! All I can say is I'm coming after you, haha. TD reply
#5	Paul Snyder May 8 at 7:29pm go get it, buddy reply
#4	Leo May 8 at 7:02pm Good Luck, but most of all enjoy it! Yes, time goes by too fast - carpe diem! reply
#3	Nolan Petersen May 8 at 6:32pm Im about to run my last meet in 2 hours too! reply
#2	Tdunb May 8 at 6:28pm goodluck dude reply
#1	Anonymous Coward May 8 at 6:22pm best of luck you are a great runner reply

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