I have five seasons of cross country under my belt. I had gotten used to the 2.5 mile races and the very low mileage my high school team put in each year. Yet, my team competed for the state title every year. College cross country is a whole different story.
I have doubled my mileage per week! It takes a lot of effort and determination for me to make myself run that far. Every person on the team has blisters on their feet from all the miles they put in. No one can escape them. The workouts in college are much more intense so far, also. Not only do we run farther, we also run faster. We have coaches that run with us to push us along. Another motivation is the fact that the boys and the girls teams run the same thing everyday. This makes it possible for teammates to run with.
Of course, when workouts get more streneous, the body starts to break down. My body, unfortunately, could not quite take this much change so fast and I got injured. I have had to miss the first two meets, because of two mystery injuries and tendonitous in my right foot. These injuries made it harder to train, because I had to do most of it on my own at the W. Luckily, I am almost completely recovered and ready to race! :)
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