ok so things didnt go as well as id hoped. i finished dead last in 14.09. my reaction was by far the worst in the field at .260 quite possibly the worst reaction ever by a hurdler. the rain didnt bother met at all so i really have no excuses. i felt GREAT (caps for emphasis) before the race. i was excited to run and felt very confident that id run fast.

in the blocks i told my self to listen for the gun. all i heard was the crowd though. they held us in the ready position forever but once we were in set the gun was fast. i did not react to the gun instead i reacted to dayron robles in lane 6 next to me. his reaction was .102 faster than mine. i actually saw his first foot plant before i even reacted.

im really upset because i feel like i did not run the fastest i could have ran this year. its a really bad feeling to know you should be running 13.4/5 but not being able to put everything together for the races.

im greatful for the experience and the opportunities though. i was given plenty of chances to prove myself and i just didnt do it.

so thats it for this year. now i head back to PR and then back to NC on the 1st. im not sure if ill continue to run next year because quite honestly its not a very profitable. if puerto rico decides to put me on the payroll then ill be at this full time starting in september. but if not then ill more than likey just work a regular 9-5 in janurary when i get my degree in mechanical design :)

i really hope to be able to go at this track thing hardcore next year for the olympics. ive already made the B standard for the olympics but we will see what happens.

only time will tell. any questions or comments feel free to email me. ill put the race up as soon as someone posts it to youtube.

here is the difference between where i am and where i wanna be


sad :(

-Cotto