High School Cross Country

THE INFO
Name: Elizabeth 
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Location: Michigan
Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshman: Varsity
Grade: 12
Years Running: 4
Personal Record for 5k: 19:27

FAVORITES
Movie: The Truman Show or Disturbia
Song: I love the song elevator by hot hot heat but I have way too many favorites...
Book: My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Class: Anatomy
Weather for running: Fall....60 and sunny
Season: Fall
Sport: Running of course! But I love skiing as well
 
And for Lisa....stick with it. It gets easier (usually) and it's cool to tell people you run cross country because it's impressive. And it's super fun of course.

THE INFO
Name: Lisa
Age: 15
Gender: F
Location: Florida
Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshman: JV
Grade: Sophmore
Years Running: 0
Personal Record for 5k: N/A

FAVORITES
Movie: The Classic (Korean movie :p)
Song: Too many to count!
Book: Through Painted Deserts
Class: Chemistry... for now...
Weather for running: ?
Season: ...Fall?
Sport: None

So, I guess this is a bit empty... HAHA... But I decided just earlier this week that I want to do cross country. To be honest, part of me is doing this because I know it'll look good for college, part of me is doing this just to prove people wrong... but I know that beyond all of that, I just need to do this for myself. I hate running, but I want to know this freedom that so many people find when they run. 

Even though my motives are 95% wrong, the remaining 5% of me whats to know what it's all about.
Any tips for beginners? I have absolutely NO atheletic ability, NO endurance whatsoever... I know that i'm just a beginner, so my standards aren't so high... I'm not expecting to be GREAT on the first day. I guess the real question is - how can I improve?

THE INFO
Name: hannah
Age: 15
Gender: female
Location: Lebanon, KY.
Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshman: Varsity
Grade: Sophomore
Years Running: This will be my 3rd
Personal Record for 5k: 22:26

FAVORITES
Movie: Sahara
Song: to many to put here lol.
Book: hp, sisterhood of the traveling pants
Class: idk
Weather for running: rain :)
Season: fall
Sport: CC. 

THE INFO
Name: Paulina
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Location: New York
Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshman: Varsity
Grade: Haha senior. Yes, i am about to gradute high school but what the hell.
Years Running: Four
Personal Record for 5k: officially timed, 20:05. but i have ran in the mid 19s

FAVORITES
Movie: Blades of Glory absolutely
Song: tricky... too many great songs out there
Book: several... The Da Vinci Code is one of them
Class: French
Weather for running: 45-50 degrees ... cloudy, sunny, rainy, foggy, anything except very windy =o !
Season: Summer because I get to run random road races against people of all ages
Sport: Cross country and track. I don't like 'contact' sports

so i ran the Portland MI Winter Run (5k)
i think i subconciously did it just to see
how out of shape i am right now.
well, i ran 19:07.
i just have to keep reminding myself that i'm out of shape.
lol it must have been 30 degrees out and i ran in a jersey and race shorts (and gloves)
i had 2 people ask me if i was crazy.
i said 'i'm a runner, what do you think'

THE INFO
Name: mark
Age: 16 in a month, so i guess 15
Gender: male
Location: chelsea, michigan
Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshman: Varsity!! (BOO-YAH!!!)
Grade: Sophmore
Years Running: this would be my second
Personal Record for 5k: 18:18

FAVORITES
Movie: 'dirty dancing', 'grease', and 'rent'
Song: 'i'm about to come alive' by train and 'one last breath' by creed
Book: 'a heartbreaking work of staggering genius' by dave eggars
Class: english
Weather for running: sunny, not above 75 degrees
Season: winter
Sport: wrestling(not pro) or running

the stupid guy in my userpic is me at the Ann Arbor Turkey Trot after a beat my coach by 20 seconds in the 5k.

THE INFO
Name: Kaila
Age: 17
Gender: female
Location: Alabama
Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshman: Varsity all the way baby!!!
Grade: 12
Years Running: 2 years
Personal Record for 5k: 21.27

FAVORITES
Movie: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Song: Me and Jesus - Stellar Kart
Book: The Bible
Class: chorus
Weather for running: about 70 degrees, slightly cloudy with a gentle breeze
Season: fall
Sport: cross, track, basketball, soccer

I am so ready for college XC. I finally did something right and signed a full scholarship for running. I am not so much of a Track fan but I am running it to get my mile time down and keep in shape. My mile time isnt what i want it to be...but hopefully it will be by the end of January or February.

from the looks of it all your guys' cross seasons went well! that's good. :)

THE INFO
Name: Marion
Age: 16
Gender: female
Location: OH-IO
Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshman: JV (gonna work harder for varsity this year though!)
Grade: 10
Years Running: 3 years
Personal Record for 5k: 24

FAVORITES
Movie: waynes world
Song: under the bridge-rhcp
Book: flipped
Class: art
Weather for running: warm summer rain is the best
Season: sumer
Sport: cross, track, basketball


i dont know about you guys but i'm excited for cross already!
not so sure about track though. my mile isnt how i want it to be..

from the looks of it all your guys' cross seasons went well! that's good. :)

I haven't posted in a while, probaly over a year or so it seems like. Anyways this season was spectacular. My team was losing our #2 and 4 runners but filling those spots were freshman. Really talented freshman but one thing i have learned is that you can't always depend on freshman just because their young and idk its just weird. Anyways so i knew that we had alot of potential its just whether or not the team would work hard and live up to that potential. the season started with a win and followed that win was just more and more wins. We finished 3rd at the Spartan Invite 22 points behind last years state runner up. Then we won our county meet first time in 12 or so years. After the we qualified for states (first time in like 8 years) finishing second in the hardes D2 regional (Marysville) with 4 team qualifying. So we finished 5th in the state, Ya, with 2 all-staters (Myself and a teammate, placing 16th and 18 respectively) and all 5 guys under 17:02.


More about Myself:

I qualified for the state meet for my 3rd year in a row with a 5th place finish at my regional. Then follow that up with a pr at the state meet running 16:01.3, (finishing 16th in D2). That qualified me for the midwest regional for the second year in a row, but i was unable to run due to a fricken stress fracture). So with that amazing year behind me i have recieved letters from: Michigan State, Bowling Green, Columbia University, Eastern Michigan, Siena Heights, Aquinas, and the Naval Academy in Annapolis. I would love to attend the Naval Academy just because its a childhood dream to led and serve. But if i didn't make it their i would be more the happy to go to MSU. Well it was long but i felt the need to update. Thanks for reading!