Last Race

Cross Country state was on Saturday in Iowa so all of the runner’s seasons have come to an end. My junior cross country season is officially over but I still have a cross country season next year to look forward to but for all of the seniors in high school cross country their career is over. I think it is very sad to think you will never get the opportunity to run a high school cross country race again but it can also be very exciting.

Many seniors in cross country have been running for four years and it’s very sad to think they will never run a high school cross country race again but it doesn’t mean they will never run another cross country race. Now that your senior year is over you have college races to look forward to if you run in college and you can always run in road races. I think the seniors can look forward to their future running career in college because it should be new and exciting.

For your last cross country high school race I think it is still important to end on a good note. It’s your last race in high school ever and you don’t want to be disappointed in your race or in your race time. A good way to end your season would be running a personal record at state. Another good way to end your season would be placing better or close to what you placed in the state meet last year. If you are unable to do either of those it would still be a good way to end your season by making sure you have given all your effort and tried your best for your last meet.

My sister placed eleventh at state this year and while she eight last year at state and ran a faster time last year, I think she is still okay with how she finished the season because she put forth all her of her effort. You could tell that she gave the race all she could because she could hardly even walk after the race. She had to have her teammates help her walk away from the finish line and my dad had to carry her.  In another race, the class 2a boy’s race, the runner who finished first finished the season off well because coming into the race he was predicted to be the second place finisher and he was able to run his best and come out first for his senior year.

I think it is important to finish the season with one of your best races or just even knowing that you gave it your all. It can be disappointing that it is your last race but you have college cross country to look forward to and you also can look forward to track which starts in the spring.

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Preparing for State

The day and even the week before the state meet can be very important to how you are able to perform at the state meet. I think it is very important because what you eat or drink or your ability to stay healthy before state can impact how you run at the state meet.

If you want to run the best you can at the state meet it’s important to watch what you are doing the week before. It’s very important to stay hydrated and drink lots of water because you don’t want to be dehydrated at the state meet. You also want to make sure you are eating healthier foods. You don’t want to be eating lots of junk food and sweets the week before state. If you are eating unhealthy and not staying hydrated before state it could cause you to run slower times.

You also want to make sure you are trying to stay healthy. Taking vitamins and avoiding other people who may be sick could help prevent you from getting sick as well. It is not fun to run when you are sick. When you’re sick you have less energy even a few days after being sick. You also want to try to avoid getting injured because many injuries will prevent you from running at state.  The week before state you should try to drink plenty of water, eat healthier and take vitamins so you are ready to run at state and can run your best.

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