Our race this week was different at Otterbein. The extra thousand meters were not as bad as we all thought. Right before the race, I had a negative feeling about it, but it quickly went away after the race began.

We left early Saturday. It was so cold when we got there! It did not help that it was also raining. I was just happy that it was not really hot out. The course that we ran on had a very difficult start. All the runners had to squeeze into a ten-foot area about two hundred meters into the race. You had to have a good start for the race because you could easily fall behind. It would be difficult to pass runners because of lack of room.

It was a very supportive race for us girls. Along the whole course, there were MVNU fans cheering for us. They kept me going! DeAnna Hardeman (left) started laughing at one point when she passed some of our fans. She always makes our races so much fun!

Overall, this race was decent. The course was exciting for the most part, except when we had to run around soccer fields. There were not too many fans in that area because it was so far away from the rest of the race, so it was difficult at some points. It had to be around a thousand meters. It was also hard during that part because we could see all the runners around us. Even if it may have been tough, we all ran our very hardest. I just love our team!

This Friday, we have a race in Delaware - the All-Ohio Invitational. This is personally the most difficult race for me. It is on a golf course, so the majority of it is hills (which are not my friends!). I know we will still work our hardest and be there for each other. That’s what a good team does!

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