Action 27 Hours: This has been my third year on the cross country team. We started practices over the summer and we kept up the hard work until the first week of November. Like always, it was really tough at first to get back into shape to compete. This year was really different for me on the team because I was one of few girl returners. We had a really big addition to our team this year and I loved getting to know each and every one of my fellow teammates. My leadership skills have definitely changed over the course of the Cross Country season because being one of the most experienced runners on the team, I was a mentor for some of the new girls on the team. Being on the team has greatly influenced my community building skills and my strength. Giving it my all on the highest hill on a course or sprinting the last 200 meters of my race has shown me that anything is possible if I just push myself to the limit. I am so proud to admit that my favorite memory of all of high school was the night that I ran my personal record at the Woodbridge Invitational. During the race, all that was going through my mind was that i needed to constantly push myself to go faster even when my body wanted to give up. The last leg of the race took place at the track and as i rounded the corner to sprint my last 100 meters I felt my heart pounding and my lungs gasping for breath. When I crossed the finished line and received my metal for being 17th place out of over 180 girls I went straight to my coach to find out that I made my goal by ONE SECOND! The rush I got fro the exciting news made me the happiest person on earth and I spent the rest of the night celebrating with my fellow teammates for all of our accomplishments. This past season, I have not just made the memories of a lifetime, I have become a member of a wonderful group of people that I am proud to call my second family.
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