Well I almost died at practice this morning. Our coaches decided to have practice at 8 and it is entirely too hot. And only two girls showed up. We have 7 signed up right now I think. 2 are on vacation, 1 has work, 2 are freshmen who I think we scared away at the first practice (oops), me, and 1 who is running because her boyfriend ran before he graduated. Honestly, I don't like her that much just because she's dating him, but I have respect for anyone who is going to come run even though her boyfriend isn't going to be there this season. We had a lot of guys show up today though! I got to run with my favorite senior, Garrett, for most of the workout. It wasn't completely awful, it was just tiring and hot. And my brilliant self forgot to bring water.
I'm leaving Saturday for vacation, and I'm not going to have anyone to run with while I'm gone :( I can get the workout from my coach but it's not the same. I'm completely determined to hit 23:00 though so I'm going to do my absolute best on my own and try my hardest to find someone to run with.
I'm actually looking forward to doing some time trials and speed workouts soon. I miss pushing myself to hit a goal. Me and Garrett raced the last 50 meters or so of our run today, and it was so amazing. I felt like I was flying. Has anyone ever noticed that a race seems so much longer when you're the one running it? 50 meters took forever, but it was so exhilarating.
I'm so excited for the season to start. Races are so fun and full of adrenaline. I'm excited to put in the work over the summer too though. I haven't had any pain so far (I get bad shin splints once I start running regularly) and mom ordered my shin sleeves today, so I'm hoping to get through this season without having to sit out any practices.
Really though, my biggest issue last year was probably my grades. They kept dropping low, especially in math, and I missed too many days. I usually didn't get my make up work done on time so I got put on the 'no pass, no play' list for a week and missed one of the biggest meets. This year though, I only have 1 class period that isn't an actual class, and that's my hour for athletics. So I really can't slip up this year because I refuse to miss any meets.
Okay, I think I'm running out of things to talk about, so I'll update next time something interesting happens (it could be a while).
~Schuyler
