On Saturday (08/30/08) was my first cross country meet of the season. It was at St. Mary's University, which is known for their very difficult course. With the exception to St. Mary's 5k (3.1 mile course) we run 6k races. This is a very difficult course, considering a little more than the first mile is all uphill going into the bluffs. I actually did surprisingly well. I took 7th for the team and 13th overall-and our team took first! This hasn't happened in a long time!!! I ran it in 22:12 which was 1:10 minutes faster than last year. I even negative split each mile (which means I got faster every mile). It was a difficult run, but I actually really enjoyed it. A lot of my family and friends were able to make it to support me which was AWESOME! That's definitely one of the things that I miss about high school running; almost all of our college meets are at least two hours away, so it makes it difficult for family and friends to make it. Bennett even made it to his first cross country meet-I was so happy to see him when I was done!!!
This is a picture of me coming into the finish line...I was so happy to see the red and white flags just ahead!
I got to see Bennett right after I finished, it's a bummer that he doesn't fit into his WSU gear yet. But he was still too cute!
A team picture with the plaque after the awards ceremony. This was a very exciting sweep for us!
2 comments:
rock on sister - great time!
We're so proud of you! Sorry we missed you take off, but that's what happens with babies and husbands who insist on standing in the post office for 10 minutes! We're glad we were able to see your only home meet!
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