The End
I ran my last state xc race on October 27, 2026. It was weird for me to run for the last time in my high school cross country career. I felt accomplished and proud of myself for my 4 hard years of work and dedication to my favorite sport.
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I reflected back on all the fun times I’ve had, all the people I’d met, and all the things that I had learned. I really had loved cross country. I knew that it had shaped me into a person that was better at handling stress, was kinder, focused and disciplined. I loved my experience of running in high school.
I think I felt so positively about cross country is not only because of the people and my love for it but the fact that it made me do something that was hard and it really mattered. It pushed me to see how far I could go and to see how I could lengthen my limits. I loved that I could exercise my body and do something that I loved at the same time.
In the end I am so grateful and glad that I could run cross country. I will miss it so much but I always hope that running can be a part of my life for the time to come.
