Hello Flrunners! It’s been awhile but rest assured I have been checking up on all the brilliant running that has been happening down south. Keep it up superstars! Congratulations to all the runners who competed in this past cross country season. To those who competed at the state meet be proud,. You have accomplished more than you probably had imagined. Also I have seen some great college choices and commitments. I know to the seniors this was a stressful process for you all. All the hard work is paying off, do not stop now though. Your future is as bright as you make it.
As for me and the Georgetown Hoyas, a lot has been going on! This weekend several of us will be competing in some big races. My Hoya ladies will take off to Terre Haute for the National Championship. Then some of us, including me, will toe the line at ECAC’s in New York competing in our last cross country race before indoors. It’s a big weekend for us all and we are looking forward to some big things. It has been incredible to see how much we have grown as a team and pushed each other through everything. Words cannot even explain how much I love these ladies. I’m excited to see what great things will happen for us. GO HOYAS!
Some of you are probably wondering how I have been doing and seniors that are going to run in college are probably wondering how the adjustment is going. I came into college not knowing what to expect at all. I did not know what was going to happen at practice, I did not know what was going to happen in class, how the classes were going and if I would be able to manage it. At the end of summer I was very excited but nervous. I just wanted to get to college as quickly as possible because it felt like I had been waiting for a very long time.
The first month as a Hoya was very overwhelming. I was expecting for it to be different but not as different as it was. The first few weeks of practice were just rough. Coming in as a freshman it took some time to adjust to the workouts and routines. I was tired everyday and just plain stressed. I was not having good workouts and then trying to get adjusted to classes was difficult for me. But I had to remind myself that this is part of the process. It’s not going to be easy and I had to keep a good head on my shoulders. Slowly as I got used to the routine, things started to get a lot better. Now at practice I am surprising myself. I am doing workouts that seemed almost impossible at the beginning of the year. Of course there are times where I do not have great days, but that’s the life of a runner. But as my coach says, if you’re not going to have a great day you are at least going to have a solid day, and that is what has been motivating me.
This past week we just completed a whole training cycle starting from the summer. When I thought about it I couldn’t help but smile because that in itself is an accomplishment. There is so much more training to do but it was a great feeling knowing that over the summer I was so scared when I started college training, and now I am much more fit and can’t wait to see what the future has in store. As for classes I took some time to learn how to manage my schedule and that’s the most important thing you need to know how to do in college. Time goes by so quickly and I always wish for more time in the day. But I learned quickly I can’t just sit here and whine about how I do not have time. I had to start making time to get the work done. Now I have gotten used to a certain routine and the adjustment has been going pretty well.
For college bound seniors, this might all sound really scary. As the first semester is winding down for me I have really started to realize that I am actually in college and things are on a different level now. If I have any advice for a student athlete it would be to trust in yourself. Trust in your decision to run in college. It’s a hard decision to make, but when you get there it will be the best decision you have ever made. Expect a challenge and expect up’s and downs. Wherever you end up it’s up to you to make the most of it. Do not let things get you down and if they do get right back up and keep going. You are tougher than you think, so keep working hard and you will surely surprise yourself.
Good luck to all the colleges competing at Nationals this weekend and to high schoolers who might be competing in post season races. God Speed!
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