So for those of you who know me, you know that running is an extremely important part of my life. I have been running and/or coaching now for 9-10 years and I enjoy every second of it (yes I know that sounds completely insane)! So I sit here tonight torn about what I need to do with the decision I have on the line. Most of you know that this is my senior year at Winona State. I have spring semester of classes and then next fall I will be student teaching. Here comes my decision...I will have some NCAA eligibility left after this season, do I try to run and student teach at the same time-or will Saturday be my last actual race that I ever run? I have given myself many different ultimatums, however next fall I wouldn't be able to go to any practices and I would only be able to run in Saturday meets...is it worth it? From what I have heard on numerous occasions is that student teaching runs your life (which is understandable), I think I know what my answer is but I just hate to face the reality of it. For as long as I have said that I just want to move on to the next point of my life, I do. However, this is the one piece of my youth I would love to hold on to.
Any advice or insight that might make me feel better would be much appreciated! As of 7:30am tomorrow I am going to be off to South Dakota to run in the NSIC Conference Championships...wish me luck! But like I said, any insight would be amazing!
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Hmmm . . . that's tough! The nice thing with running is that you can do it anywhere at anytime. For me, my last gymnastics meet at the state tournament was such a difficult day. It is a sport that requires so much equipment and no one has "adult" classes--at least, not that I know of. To this day, especially watching the Olympics, I have moments where I would love to get back in the gym and flip around--I don't know that my body could do it, but there are times I really miss it. I guess you have to decide what is most important--continuing a sport you can do whenever you want or really focusing on learning as much as you can to start you off right in what may be your lifetime career. It's a tough one! I wish you luck this weekend and keep all of updated when you make that final decision!! Sending hugs XXXXXX
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