Riding the Rollercoaster that is Cross Country Season
This cross season was filled with so many ups and downs that my stomach is still doing flip-flops. I’ve not only gone through physical highs and lows, but mental ones too. But still, I somehow managed to put in my best season yet without hitting weekly mileage goals, without focusing on my times so much in workouts and without even stressing about the fact that I raced in the toughest university cross country race in Canada. If these aspects are thought of as the “key ingredients” to making a fast runner, then how did I end up being the first woman on my team to finish, and out-perform those who eat-sleep-breathe running? Heck, I only ran 4 days a week this season and I was racing against girls who probably run triple my mileage in a week. They say that those with the must guts will win a race, but I believe it’s whoever has the brains. I started off this season in a weird state. I was coming off some incredible summer performances and I was feeling as fit as I’ve ever b