i've realised that i will never be 17 again, never again in my life will i experience running a highschool varsity race, but that feeling will never leave me. i love running competitively and although i started running cross country my sophmore year i went from running 24's to a 20 flat at ccs crystal srpings. i want to be great at something and do it efficiently so that i can die in peace knowing that i gave my heart out in every race, i'm not the best and so not the fastest, but i give so much more and it pays off. i endure pain, i make my own pain, and when i finish a race i glorify it.