Athlete Quotes - Jr. Men's 1500 Prelims

Blake Shaw – Winner Jr. Men’s 1500M (Heat 1)
 
On his race strategy:
“I wanted to stay in a good position on the outside of lane one so I didn’t get boxed and I could use my speed. I’ve ran the 800 all year, and the pace went out slow which was to my advantage.”
 
On the final tomorrow:
“Right now I’m not feeling too great. I think running all those 800’s might be catching up with me. The last 350 of the race was harder than I thought it was going to be, but I’ll just see what I can muster up for tomorrow.”
 
Mac Fleet – Winner Jr. Men’s 1500M (Heat 2)
 
On his prelim race:
“It was kind of like the California (HS) State meet out there, in terms of depth. It was tough.”
 
On the final tomorrow:
“To be honest with you I’m pretty tired, it’s been a really long season so I’m just going to try and motor through it tomorrow.”