Natalie is reliving my youth! Many of my favorite memories from high school are of cross country. Natalie was a non-runner in May. I made her start training because she expressed an interest in running on the team and because I bought her expensive running shoes. She could barely run 1/4 mile before needing to walk and she'd sometimes throw up at the end of her runs. I was a little apprehensive of her running future.
At the end of July, she participated in a CC camp. It was nice to have the training out of my hands. She started practices a week later. Turns out she's quite a runner! She consistently placed 6th or 7th place on her team throughout the season (out of 22 runners). She got 6 personal records (PR) over the season improving her time from 18:17 to 15:44 for 2 miles.
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| After the race at her CC camp |
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| Top 7 Madison runners: Scarlet, Catherine, Jenna, Rachel, Brianna, Natalie and Arianna |
She's retired for now but will run track in the spring.
2 comments:
That is so exciting! She's going to leav her old mom and aunt in the dust next summer!
Always happy to hear about your family. Glad everything worked out so you could stay in Ohio.
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