Cross Country Is Life: Cross-Country Is Life

Cross Country is Life

Juma Ihangaa once said, “The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.” I believe this is true, in the view of life. Most people take life for granted, instead of rejoicing in the things we have and can do. Instead of complaining, look at life like a bubble. One day the bubble is there, then one day, poof, it’ gone. Life experiences are little gifts from God, that we can treasure and remember forever. God wasn't called the Creator for nothing. He created this world, for us to live our life and share with our memories. We have to remember that as tiny as some experiences are, we still need to cherish them. That’s what God wants.

One of my best life experiences, was when our cross country team won second in District, and advanced to the Regional Cross Country meet hosted by Sam Houston State University, in Huntsville. The feeling of hearing those words, was like my heart just wanted to jump out of my chest. The anxiety, nerves,

The race was on, I don't remember much of it, because on that day I feel like God took over my body. God was the true runner. I do remember as I was passing this girl, I told her, “good job.” She said, “you too.” The best feeling in the world, is to know when you're competing for that medal, that some girls still value good sportsmanship. After the race, people asked me, “how it was?” I told them, “ it was hard, crazy, lots of girls, and so much more.” But it was completely worth it. Those two weeks of unbearable preparation, studying for the best race strategies ever came to the best feeling in the world. As a result, as a team, we placed eighth and individually I came in forty-second out of 159 girls. We were proud of how we ran. At this point, it didn't matter how I ran, all that mattered was that God gave us a chance to show my gifts to the world and that's what we did. I was proud of