Cross Country is over!

Wow! I cannot believe I did it! 5 whole years of cross country, I feel really accomplished. I ran some great times this year, and stuck through every season. It was a really good feeling to step across that finish line and realize that although it's been fun, I'm glad it's over too. Finishing this season really made me realize how dedicated I am to running, and totally inspired me to train for that marathon Pav is setting me up for! Ever since freshman year, I had been running in the low 22:00s for my time. It was really hard to see 0 improvement, at least up until this year! My first race of this season was a 21:37, and my last a 21:40. It finally felt like everything had all come together and paid off. The team dynamics are... interesting. There're basically two groups of girls. The girls that do the work, and are good, and the girls that are pretty good, but if they did the work they'd be better than the first group. As for the guys, there are the varsity guys, the JV/Open guys, then Noah, Ian and me. Noah, Ian and I like the varsity guys. They're really nice, and cool. The JV guys are (mostly) snobs. Gah All in all, Cross Country has taught me two things. 1) Don't give up. 2) Mental and physical stamina. I truly believe that these two things have shaped me as a person.