There were a lot of competitors so they ran trials, semi finals and finals. Rachel ran just fast enough to qualify for the next round. But we must have looked like horrible parents, because each heat she ran, ended with her on the track, writhing in pain.
But just in time, after her first run, there appeared a chiropractor! He was the father of another competitor, and he diagnosed some sciatica issue. Her trouble didn't start, she said, until she started to pull up, after the finish. The start, and entire race, she was pain free. And, we were told she wasn't making matters worse, or doing further/long term damage, so we left the choice whether to continue, up to her. Of course she chose to keep running, but after each run the chiropractor was able to adjust her back so that the pain was gone.
So we watched, and cringed, as she continued to run. Because of the times she posted, in the trials and semifinals, she ended up in lane 1 in the 100 final. Spectators were watching the center of the track, because the fastest runners (the best times leading up to the finals,) usually end up in lanes 4 and 5.
at the gun, she blasted to the lead, from lane one, and finished 1st! When I tell people my daughter won the Idaho State 100 meter race, from lane one, most don't understand the relevance. No one is expecting a runner in the outside lanes to win so her win from lane one was incredible!
But, she wasn't done; she also won the 200, and ran the 3rd leg on the winning 4 x 100 relay team. I think it was the 3rd leg, anyway, because I can see her speeding around the far corner. But, wait, that memory could be from her running the 200. Oh, well, I'm sure she'll let me know!
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