9/25 Islander Splash

Today we got up and did a 4mile easy shake out before we left for Corpus Christi for the Islander splash Invitational. This meet is on our confrence course so we went to this meet to see what the course was like.
Our game plan was to go out 5:20 or a little faster and to move up in the race. We wanted to feel good at 2 miles and then pass people those last three miles.
I came through the mile 5:13, a great first mile, nice and easy. The second mile was extremely hilly and it was 5:25 and I felt good still. Once I started the second loop around those two miles though, I started feeling it and by 3.5 miles I was running on fumes. However, I was doing a hell of a job passing runners.
With 250m to go, we went around a tree to head for the finish line and my memory went blank. I had lost conscience. In the shoot after it was over, I regained conscience for a second and realized i needed assistance to stand up. As soon as people helped me up i passed back out.
I woke up in a chair with trainers and runners all around me.
I could not stand up, I tried 4 times before I finally did and started walking. I sat back down in the chair to drink gatorade, but I ended up throwing it up 4-5 times in that chair. I felt like I was drunk because i was saying a lot of weird things and asking the same questions over and over such as "What place did I get?" "What was my time?" "Did I finish?"
One thing I was completely in control of that I did was I shouted across the field to my teammates to come over to me. "Sam Houston!!!" with my arm waving to come over.
Over they came and I began crying. I told them that I pushed myself to this point for them because I loved them and this sport more than anything. I also said that we would win confrence before we graduate, while thatd be though, I think they were taking what I was saying to heart. I think it motivated them to a certain degree, I hope it did, that was the whole purpose. I spilled my heart and emotions to them.

I finished 16th/78 runners and with a 5mile time of 27:06. I'm not real happy with it but considering how dehydrated and tired I was, I'll take it. Got to try for low 26's for confrence in order to do well. Top 20 or better.

11 miles for day