C.J

RunningKidCJ

posted: 4/23/2009 at 2:36 AM

hey everyone, I did my school cross country today and as you can tell i came 1st!! yay Big grin

But i'll start my story at this time last year(2008). I ran the cross country and came an awesome 84th Dead

I wasnt to happy with my fitness level and my weight so i decided to start jogging. After about 6 months i had really started to feel myself get fitter, stronger and lighter. At this point i really enjoyed running and was hooked Tongue

I started to get a bit more serious and i increased my training and effort. Back to this year(2009). When i heard the cross country was coming up i was alot more excited and enthusiastic about it. All my mates knew i had been training and thought i had a good chance of winning. The cross country came and i felt really good. I ran well and felt strong all the way. I ended up coming 1ST!! and finishing the 6km about 3 or 4 minutes faster than second place. I was extremely proud and realized that this was my first ever blue ribbon and age champion trophy Big grin

I am really happy about my achievement and looking forward to the regional races and to next years cross country!!!

theyapper

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posted: 4/23/2009 at 6:12 AM

Lots to be proud of there, CJ. Congrats!

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Purdey

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posted: 4/23/2009 at 6:17 AM

Congrats - good luck.

kenxc5

posted: 4/23/2009 at 7:14 AM

Awesome job man. I know almost exactly how you feel.. I went from an all state sprinter to 3rd in the state xc in just 4 months and I felt so much more accomplished than when I sprinted. Looks like you killed the competition too, I think you're on a great path so keep it up.

PaulJ

posted: 4/23/2009 at 4:26 PM

Atta boy!

runnerclay

Consistently Slow

posted: 4/24/2009 at 5:39 PM

congrats.keep it up. Big grin

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C.J

RunningKidCJ

posted: 4/25/2009 at 5:42 PM

Thank you very much!! Big grin

I have my regional races in 3 weeks. Am I right in thinking of doing mainly speed training as a preparation to this race?

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