Last Friday, the whole team left at 7:30 in the morning to head on our nice six-hour drive to Michigan. The team met for breakfast before we left, which was actually a lot of fun for us. When we started to leave, we realized that the girls van was smaller than we normally had. Luckily, because there are more girls than guys, we forced them to switch vans with us. We were finally comfortable for our ride.

We stopped somewhere in Michigan to eat lunch. It was raining and gross out, but we found this little shelter at a park to eat the food that they packed us. It was actually fun, even though we were all cold. We went to the park later to run the course.

After we got to the hotel and were ready, we headed to Olive Garden. That is probably one of our favorite places! We have some crazy conversations when you get both the girls and the guy’s teams together.

Saturday was race day. Guys ran first, followed by us girls. We all worked so hard, but it was a tough race. That was only because it was cold and rainy. There were some parts of the course that were really muddy and hard to run on. When the race starts, we normally have about a minute to prepare, but it was different here. A man just ran into the middle and screamed READY and blew this horn. I was very surprised that we were starting that soon.

The coolest thing is how awesome our parents are. Some of them traveled so far to see us and that is amazing!

The ride back wasn’t too bad. It just took forever. After we took a nice three-hour nap, the girls just got to talking. We also listened to some interesting music. I just hope that we do not have to listen to any more Taylor Swift of Miley Cyrus. I might be the only person who is not a fan.

Our next race isn’t until November 7th at Cedarville. This is one of the most important races for us so be praying for us!

Meet the Runners: Name:  Melissa Keiser Class:  Freshman Majors:  Psychology and Sociology Best Memory from This Year:  Jumping on the beds and pillow fighting with Bethany and Tara in Michigan (see below) ..... I mean RUNNING! Favorite Holiday:  Christmas Random Fact:  She drinks chocolate milk with every meal in the cafeteria Favorite Color:  Pink (She couldn't answer what her biggest fear was because she has no fears.)

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