saturday, was a day full of events. from 630 am to well past midnight, something was going on. our cross country team ran the 5k race saturday morning as a tempo workout to tune up for our conference meet in one week. we all ran together thru the first two miles, but then everyone got a little spread out. we all had excellent times, which was good considering we ran it at workout pace and not race pace. our cool down was a run to the donut store and back, of course buying donuts on the way. i then headed back to my room for a short nap, because i knew the rest of the day would be a long one.
when i woke up, i headed over to where our cross country team was tailgating. we ate some food and talked about running for an hour or so. we then decided to paint ourselves for the game and make a huge flag. my friend and i headed to wal mart for supplies. when we got back to campus we and a few other guys painted ourselves up and constructed the flag. throughout the game we were trying to be the best fans possible. only later to discover, we painted oursevles blue for nothing. the game was a huge disappointment. like the paper said, the next game we attend, may cause us to wear paper bags.
later that night, after scrubbing off the blue, i went over to the bonfire. it wasn't much. i wandered around and talked to a few people for an hour or so. they started out playing good music, but later it turned into...not good music. so i left. i hung out with a few friends for a while, then we all decided we were hungry. we headed out for a bite to eat late that night. when we finally arrived back to campus, it was time to sleep. the day as a whole wasnt that bad, except for the fact that i painted myself blue, for nothing....
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
4 miles
this past saturday, as usual, our cross country team ran a race. however, this saturday, was a mile shorter than all of our other races. our coach decided to tone it down a bit, considering the damage a 5 mile race does to the body. going into the race the whole team was hoping this one would be better than our previous races, where our performances were not where they needed to be. as i walked to the starting line, i knew this race was the last before conference, so i had to make it a good one.
my first mile was about 10 seconds faster than it usually is for the 5 mile race. i knew i had to stay strong for the last 3, and if i did, then i would be pleased with my performance. the first mile is always a fast one, especially at our course, because it is all downhill. i hit 2 miles in 11 minutes flat, and hoped not to positive split. however, compared to the first mile i did, but my final 3 miles were all even split. i was pretty thrilled that i ran a race that smart. i crossed the finish line in 22 minutes and 30 seconds. averaging 5:37 a mile was about what i expected, even though i hoped for better
after the race, the team was fired up. we all came out and did what our bodies were capable of doing. the race was successful in everyones opinion. especially our coaches. to see our coach happy really set the tone. that is our goal of the season, to do what he asks of us. even though we may have let him down in the past..... we finally showed him what we can do. now we just have to repeat that in texas in two weeks.
my first mile was about 10 seconds faster than it usually is for the 5 mile race. i knew i had to stay strong for the last 3, and if i did, then i would be pleased with my performance. the first mile is always a fast one, especially at our course, because it is all downhill. i hit 2 miles in 11 minutes flat, and hoped not to positive split. however, compared to the first mile i did, but my final 3 miles were all even split. i was pretty thrilled that i ran a race that smart. i crossed the finish line in 22 minutes and 30 seconds. averaging 5:37 a mile was about what i expected, even though i hoped for better
after the race, the team was fired up. we all came out and did what our bodies were capable of doing. the race was successful in everyones opinion. especially our coaches. to see our coach happy really set the tone. that is our goal of the season, to do what he asks of us. even though we may have let him down in the past..... we finally showed him what we can do. now we just have to repeat that in texas in two weeks.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
i am in the woods
on friday, my friends and i decided to get away for the weekend. we decided to visit my uncle, who lives an hour and a half north of clinton. since its bow season, we thought we'd go sit on a stand and get lucky. we figured we could basically have some time away from the city to relax. so saturday after our cross country meet, we started driving...
saturday afternoon as soon as we arrived, we headed to the woods. i was not fortunate enough to see any deer, however one of my friends did....i think..... later on, we ate, because we were hungry. we decided to hop on some four wheelers and take a ride thru the woods to look at a place. as we were driving, (me, my two friends, and my uncle) we suddenly noticed headlights shining thru the woods as opposed to shining down the road. we looked over and saw a four wheeler....rolling thru the woods...instead of down the road. one of my friends was laying in a ditch. he lived.
sunday we awoke and i was lucky enough to see some deer. they ran away because kenny was ugly. this other deer hung around because it thought kenny was cute. we didn't shoot it because it was a bit small. we then moved large objects thru the woods. i'm now writing this 5 minutes before the deadline because i have been away from internet for a good while. good story, the end.
saturday afternoon as soon as we arrived, we headed to the woods. i was not fortunate enough to see any deer, however one of my friends did....i think..... later on, we ate, because we were hungry. we decided to hop on some four wheelers and take a ride thru the woods to look at a place. as we were driving, (me, my two friends, and my uncle) we suddenly noticed headlights shining thru the woods as opposed to shining down the road. we looked over and saw a four wheeler....rolling thru the woods...instead of down the road. one of my friends was laying in a ditch. he lived.
sunday we awoke and i was lucky enough to see some deer. they ran away because kenny was ugly. this other deer hung around because it thought kenny was cute. we didn't shoot it because it was a bit small. we then moved large objects thru the woods. i'm now writing this 5 minutes before the deadline because i have been away from internet for a good while. good story, the end.
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