by Ben Arthur |
Just hours before her first competitive 5,000 meter race in college, Parkes Kendrick did not want to think about how she would run. Instead, she kept her mind occupied. Kendrick did her homework on the 50 minute drive south from Portland to Salem for the Willamette Invite. She cheered on her Portland teammates as they competed.
Kendrick did not psych herself up when it was time to warm up. She never does before she runs. She jogged for 20 minutes with her teammates, stretched and did strides to get her legs warm. There was no stress on her to perform well.