I hope you don't mind me commenting in English, but @moncia90 recommended I check out your post and I am glad I did! What a wonderfully written story capturing all the emotions of the race! I ran the 400 for a few years when I was in school many years ago, but I was definitely not fast enough to break any tapes. :) Now my preferred race is the 5 kilometer distance. I do enjoy getting back on the track every now and again to really open it up for some speed work, though! Thanks for sharing such a great story!