Poor Coach: September 4th was our first
journey to a meet at Shawnee State
University. The girls' and guys' teams both
took separate vans. Coach was lucky enough
to drive the van that the girls were on. Our
trip started with most girls attempting to
sleep, then giving up and just talking.
Coach now officially understands what
conversations take place during "girl talk”.
The fact that most of the girls are very
loud also makes the trip exciting for all.
The best part about the time spent in the
vans going to meets is the girls getting to
know each other a lot more.
The
guys were supposed to run first at this
meet, but it was switched to the girls the
day of the race. For our first meet, every
one pushed themselves as hard as we could.
As a team, we received third place. For Tara
Patrick (left) and Bethany
Parks, this was their first race ever! Tara
was so determined to finish, that she
continued to do so after she got sick twice
and passed out.
There were so many moments when I just
wanted to stop running. At one point, I was
so close to giving up that I convinced
myself it was okay. When I got to that
point, I heard the guys' team cheering for
me. They gave not only me but all the other
girls so much motivation and support! While
they may be a strange group of guys, they
really helped us do our best.
One awesome part of running is getting to
know people from other schools. For the
majority of the race, a girl from Cedarville
University was running next to me. When we
were finished, we said good job to each
other. Once we were able to breathe again,
we got to know each other and found out that
we will be at many of the same meets. Most
people at the events are so nice and it is
great to get connected to other teams.
On the way back, we stopped at a "fast”
food place to eat. We went to Fazoli's and
ended up being there for about two hours.
While we may have been a little upset about
the length of the stop, it was nice to just
bond with the guys and the girls teams (even
though majority of the time was spent making
fun of each other). We always seem to have a
good time when there food is there!
While we do not have a meet this weekend,
we have been working really hard for our
meet at Cedarville on September 19th. God
bless!
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