In His Own Words: Quincy O'Connor - Entry #4
Hey all, it has been another rough but rewarding week. After missing four days of school for a trip up to NY the week before, there was a lot of work to be made up. It never seems that I have an overwhelming amount of school work, but I guess when you pile four days of missed work on top of an already full load, it can get hectic. It was nice to get it all out of the way and then be able to end the week with a race.
The race itself went well. This was my third time running at Little Everglades Ranch, and I enjoy it each and every time. The course and the complex itself is amazing. I ran the race similar to how I have all races so far this season; getting out relaxed and moving up the last mile or so of the race. Everything that I have been doing is building toward the state meet and beyond, so this race was a good indicator of things that have been working well, and also some things that my coaches and I are going to have to fix. Overall I was pleased with the result. I am not where I hope to be by the end of the year, but I am certainly in a good place a little over a month before the state meet.
One last thing that I want to touch on in my article this week is the fact that this is my—and all other seniors out there—last XC season as high school athletes. This is a fact that has not really hit me yet, but I am still awaiting it! After my race on Saturday, my dad mentioned to me that this would be my second to last time racing at Little Everglades, and it struck me as strange. Places that we as high school athletes have been coming to for the past four years, and have been measuring our success and fitness on, will no longer be parts of our running careers. When I think about this, it is both exciting and wild to think about. It is such a huge step in our lives, and it is so close to being a reality.
With that being said, I’d like to just wish a bit of luck to all those seniors out there in the midst of their college searches. My racing schedule is pretty relaxed for now. I have a smaller dual meet coming up in the next few days, and then our conference championship next week. The championship season is almost here!
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