Vital Trek of Life

Well, my XC season is over. Super bummer of a season, but there’s something unique about the feeling of “I have much more to give”. Who knows what my actually human limit is in cross country, but I do know that the end wasn’t in sight this season.

Our team hypothetically placed 33rd in the country. 32 teams make it to nationals, so we were the first team out. The guys are pretty bummed about it, you can imagine.

On a brighter note, now I am on a break from running! Probably one to two weeks, it’s day one and it already feels super weird. I am free to play basketball, pickleball, ultimate frisbee, etc! With that being said, I am making sure I still give my body plenty of time to rest.

I’m not really sure what to do with all this spare time. I can’t get a job, because I only have one week with still somewhat unavailability. Let me know if you have any ideas.

I am stoked out of my mind for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Holiday season has officially commenced in my brain, and I blast Christmas music when I get the chance. I am excited to come home, hang out with the fam (and Max), and see friends.

By the day, the idea of transferring to NNU sounds better. Yesterday, Ian called me and added many guys from NNUs team to try and persuade me to transfer. While I appreciate the love, sometimes it feels like I’m in the wrong place when everyone consistently tells me that there is another place that would be better for me. This can be hard to hear.

On the contrary, I’m trying really hard to stay focused on why I’m here. I know God gave me the opportunity to come to USU for a reason, even if it is Gods plan for me to be at NNU someday.

I know this cross country season was a fluke, and I have big goals for indoor and outdoor. I want to approach 4 in the mile, and hopefully be around 1:50 in the 800 if I get a chance to run it. Once I’m back, I will train and be diligent like never before, but also still working to balance other aspects of my life.

I want to be at the point where everything I’m doing- and wherever I’m at- I’m at 100%. Being fully present. Definitely don’t feel that way about running, school, relationships, or my faith- all which I would like to have better results in. I need to work to make sure I’m not worrying about the future- or getting hung up on the past. This isn’t an easy task for me, because I’m a relatively anxious person. But I’m gonna give it a shot.

I’m gonna end with this memorable quote from Master Oogway (Kung-Fu Panda)

“Yesterday is a history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That’s why they call it the present.”