Wow, I'm actually posting regularly again!

Sorry for the delay, folks! I just got done with NYSAIS, which was pretty chill. I started perfectly; slow, then gradually accelerating, then continuing at a steady speed into the hills and beyond. I passed 20 to 30 different guys before placing 72nd out of some 150 runners, in an elite league, so everything went better than expected! I got a time of 20:41, which is pretty good considering I haven't blast-trained in ages. Will be working on my speed into winter season. Right now, my form is great. My endurance is spot-on, although it could use a weekly long run or two. What I need to do, then, is find a runner partner who's about my pace so we can get faster together. That done, I'll be clocking some ridiculous times VERY soon.

Will keep you guys posted. It was a GREAT race; never felt better when finishing. Even sprinted at the end, which i'm almost never able to do. Beat out my competitor from Browning by two places!

Peace.

Thrust

NYSAIS, the next level of competition for my school's cross country team, is on Saturday. Federations, the statewide competition, is on the 20th. I must remind myself that I am competing against no one but myself. If I do this, I will excel. Since I last posted, I've gotten much faster. I'm able to run a 5k in 19:40, although I lost some endurance this season by concentrating entirely on speed. Not that endurance has ever been a problem for me before ;). In the next month or two I'll be getting back into 10k's, 10 milers, and half marathons. Running independently while participating in winter track should allow me to improve over the next several months, thereby avoiding a peak or a plateau. The two most difficult things for me, as always, is being consistent in my training and avoiding dumb mistakes. Not eating too much before a race, not overdoing it with coffee, etc., and not overexerting myself during a training run.

Persistence. I WILL make it to the Olympics eventually!