Personal Narrative: My Life As A Cross-Country Team

In my life I value schedules and planning. Despite this, I also love adventures and new experiences. Every day I’m surprised by what odd and unexpected things happen, I never truly know what the next moment will hold. Over the summer I made an interesting decision to embark on a three month long adventure unlike any other I had been through. I decided to join the cross country team. Never in my wildest dreams had I planned on going out for cross country. All my life I was planning on playing volleyball. My older sister played it all through her junior high and high school career, and I attended tons of volleyball camps during grade school. I also played it during both years of junior high. Sometimes though, things just don't really turn out how you expected them too. So with unique circumstances, and a desire to challenge myself with something new, I did the opposite of what I had planned on doing for years. I honestly had no idea what to expect when the cross country season started. I was quite nervous of what the

Though it was difficult, it also taught me a lot. I learned that practices can and will always be harder tomorrow, slight inclines are actually mountains, when coach says you have 400 meters left she is lying, and much more. Most importantly cross country taught me that I am capable of so much more than I ever thought, and that you should never give up. Our season recently ended at regionals. The top three teams go to state, and the girls team got fourth by just a few people. We were all pretty bummed that we didn't make it, but we were also proud of what we accomplished. I have a very extreme love/hate relationship with running, but I still plan on running again next year. Cross country has been one of the most difficult and unexpected adventures of my life, but it's also been one of the best. I wouldn't give up all I've gotten from it for the