Time Flies

Well, I did not run as well as I wanted to this past Saturday at my Cross Country meet. I ran about a minute and a half slower than what I wanted to do, and, as a result, I think my season is done. I did not make the top seven (which I knew I wouldn't), and this last race just punctuated the situation. I can't get too down on myself because no one ran spectacular on Saturday, but I still wanted to show everyone that I certainly deserved to be at that meet by running awesome. But, even though my season is over, I am thankful that I got to participate in the meet, and now I will enjoy some much needed time off.

It's amazing how time flies. No, seriously, think about it. It seems just like a month ago that we got off for summer break and I was getting ready to begin another summer of rigorous training for cross country. I trained very hard and really enjoyed my summer, and now, the culmination of my hard work (my participation in the GLVC conference meet on Saturday) has come and gone. Wow. The five month journey is over. It's kind of shocking; it really is. I am somewhat speechless because I have a week or two off to recover from all the pounding and stress from the season, and I will be doing nothing. I mean, don't get me wrong, I plan on getting a lot of schoolwork done, but it's just going to be weird being away from my team while they train to run deeper into the "post season," per se, of collegiate distance running.

But, even though this feeling is bitter sweet, I am satisfied with how the season went. Granted, i wanted to run a lot better, but I worked really hard and I had fun with my teammates. I knew that I never was going to be a Steve Prefontaine or what not, but I sacrificed just like my teammates did. To be honest, I really think that I will enjoy this recovery period in a few days, after the realization that my collegiate cross country eligibility is finished. Now I can just relax and focus on being a college student and getting a job. I mean, that's what I am here for, right?