Waiting Game
by LaShawn Merritt
In his latest entry from Beijing, LaShawn writes about being at his first Olympics, getting ready to race, and more.
BEING HERE
It feels good. It really hasn’t hit me yet. I'm kind of taking things one step at a time.
I know it’s the Olympic Games and I know what I have to do. My focus right now is about getting through the first round of the 400 meters (which is Sunday night -- U.S. time).
WAITING
I’m trying to enjoy it as much as possible before I really have to get ready and get into my mode. Right now is the time for me to really chill out and take it all in.
I share a suite with 400 hurdler Angelo Taylor. The room beside us has 110 hurdler Terrence Trammell and sprinter Darvis Patton. And then there’s sprinter Wallace Spearmon and hurdler Bershawn Jackson. And then across the hall are sprinters Shawn Crawford and Walter Dix.
We don’t hang out, but if they’re going to eat, they’ll knock on my door and ask if I want to go.
It's fun. It’s almost like being in college again.
SMOG TRAINING
Training has gone well so far. It finally rained, so it kind of cleared the air. Before that, the air was so thick. When we first got here, it wasn’t that bad. But other days it always looks misty.
If you look at a building far away, you can barely see it because of the smog. It’s like it's foggy outside.
When I was training, I really didn't feel it until I stopped running.
When I'm in the United States, it takes like five minutes to recover after a workout. But here, I need eight or nine minutes to recover because the air is so thick.
Love you all and thanks for the support!
R.I.P Twan
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