Cross Country

Last weekend, Women's Cross Country went to Regionals, where we hoped to qualify to states as a team. Mrs. Winter had told us that we had a good chance to qualify, and we traveled to Linden HS with hopeful hearts.

When we got there, it was freezing, and the girls went over the course, making sure to notice any stumps or ditches in the ground. Afterwards, the girls went to cheer on the boys team, who ended up doing amazing and qualifying for states as a team. When the time for the race came, everyone was nervous, but everyone ran strong, with many running Personal Records and Season Records. We ended up doing well, with Monica, our fastest girl, qualifying for States.

For my part, it turned out that this course wasn't very manager-friendly, with the 1M and 2M placed far apart. I couldn't go to both the 1M and 2M and expect to get all the times. To solve this problem, I worked together with Maithri, a girl on the team, and she got the 1M times while I got the 2M and finish times. Later we would meet up and compile all the split times for the girls onto one sheet. Together, we managed to write down all the times for every split, an impressive feat considering the course. Only through such collaboration could this happen.

With regionals and States (this weekend) over, my last HS cross country season is coming to a close and I look back on the goals that I had set in the beginning of the season. Although I did not manage to run in more than 4 races or under 25 minutes, I feel that I had successfully achieved my last goal: to remain positive. During hard practices, I'd keep smiling and cheering other girls on, giving them encouragement.

XC. What a season <3