This weekend was our first race at Cedarville for the season. There are two more there later in the year. Most of the drive there was spent with much-needed sleep. I woke up at one point before we got to Olive Garden and had no clue where we were. We might have been lost, but as long as I eventually had food I was okay with it. When the girls' van arrived, the guys were already waiting patiently for us.

There were over twenty people in our group to eat, so as you can imagine it was really loud. Other people who were there to eat probably hated us. DeAnna Hardeman has by far the loudest laugh ever, but that is why we love her! Jessica Brant was peer pressured into trying to fit a whole meatball into her mouth. It was not a pretty experience.

It was so much fun when we finally got to the hotel. In one of the girls' rooms, Katelyn Felger was watching America's Funniest Home Videos. While I thought most people viewed the show as being corny, Katelyn did not stop laughing for even a second! It was more entertaining to watch her than to watch the show. Before we went to bed, the girls' and the guys' teams got together and talked about attitude and people who have affected us. It was really uplifting to have us all together.

Saturday morning was our race. We walked most of the course before and then ran part of it before the race. The whole team was feeling pretty good! When we were getting ready to start, we went to the spot that was assigned to us. To our surprise, the Ohio State University B team was right beside us. I thought it was so cool! We all ran amazing races (it is just amazing that we can finish!). Many people got their best times and everyone was happy with how they did. I love races because it brings us all together.

On the way home, we slept most of the time again (I guess we just do not sleep enough through the week). We had some more interesting conversations, but were just worn out from running 3.1 miles at a fast pace just a few hours prior.

Our next meet is this Saturday, the 26th, at Otterbein. The strange thing about this race is that we run a 6K rather than our normal 5K. That is because they are in a different division than we are. While it may be a struggle, I know that we will all run our best!

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