So i started cross country in august, and its the funnest sport i have ever done! well idk if you would call it a sport, but ya. for practice we run between 1-5 miles every day after school. it sounds hard, but when you have really good friends on your team, it makes it really fun!!
Our first meet was in Green Canyon. We ran 1.6 miles, and i got like 13:35 or somethin like that. Our next meet was in Freeman Park. We only ran 1.5 miles, but that day neither me, or kelsie felt that good so we got like 13 min again. We got to go to bosie for a meet. none of the middle school kids got to run cause they didnt have enough money, but since me and kelsie were already going to watch kolton run, we got to run too.
When we got there, it was POURING rain!! the varsity boys and girls all had to run in the rain, then the freshman boys ran, and it was so nice outside!! it was perfect temp for running!!! then they started the freshman girls, and it was really nice outside, then it started to rain again. you could see the HUGE big black clouds starting to come. after the girls, it was middle school boys, then girls. they postponed the girls race because of lightning. it was raining really hard! it was lightning really bad. it was really scarry!! we ended up deciding to go home. me and kelsie didnt get to run, but it didnt really matter because we still got the trip to Boise!!
On friday was our meet in Blackfoot. it was the flattest course i will ever run!! it was 1.5 for the middle school. when i started our running, i was in first place. then i let someone pass me, cause i didnt really know where i was going. i ended up getting 7th place out of the whole race. my time was 11:15!!! it made me so happy!! they decided to give out the top ten people meddals for the race!!! me and kelsie got medals cause she got eighth!! it was the best race ever!! and i bet that there were at least 20-30 people running for middle school!! it was the best race ever!!
cross country is fun, but the best part is that my friends get to do it with me too, and kelsie and kolton too. i especially like the meets cause my mom and dad cheer for me the whole way!! its always lots of fun! and hearing there voices while im running, knowing that there proud of me makes me was to run faster than i have ever run before!!
thank you everyone for cheering me on!!!!!
3 comments:
McKenzie! Great job with running! Thats so awesome your doing so well! I wish my back wasn't broken and didn't hurt a lot then I would start running here. The weather is so nice in Utah and everyone is out riding bikes or running. So do you have any fun plans for Halloween?
7th place?? WOw that is so awesome! Running can be such a fun sport if you really love it and have a good attitude about it. That stinks you didn't get to run in Boise but it was sure fun seeing you!
Cross country reminds me of that "Malcolm in the Middle" episode where Hal tries to be the fastest walker in town. He joins this group of race-walkers and then buys all the really sleek walking equipment. Then at the end Hal races this other guy for the "fastest race-walker" title.
It ends up that Hal wins because the other guy was skipping.
The moral of my comment is:
purchase really sleek clothing, and don't skip.
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