In His Own Words: Cory Sayyeau Cory Sayyeau Sep 18, 2012

No big meet or far away trip this week, just a local fun meet. This week going into the race we knew our chances of performing really well against the rest of the local competition was good. Even though we were missing two of our top five we still had the same mind set to win the meet. 

In Her Own Words: Stefanie Kurgatt Todd Grasley Sep 13, 2012

Hello Flrunners! Cross country season has officially started and races are well under way. I am a little behind on the blogging due to massive amounts of homework and college preparation so my apologies for that. Our first official race was at the ARP- the state meet course.

In His Own Words: Garrett Westlake Garrett Westlake Sep 12, 2012

Hey Florida runners, first I would like to start off by saying that today is September 11th, and even though it is 11 years later I think that all of the victims should be remebered. I give thanks to all the men and women who gave their lives that day in order to protect and save others. They are my heroes, and my inspiration. Thank you, and you will always have a place in my heart.

In Her Own Words: Bryce Seymour Bryce Seymour Sep 11, 2012

Hey everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your holiday weekend last week. I attended a Labor Day Soccer tournament that my brother and his team were playing in. Although it was extremely hot and it seemed that each new game was a never ending endeavor.

In His Own Words: Cory Sayyeau Cory Sayyeau Sep 10, 2012

Hey everyone, I’m sure Flrunners page views have sky rocketed after this first week of the cross-country season! Well, I started my senior season at the Wickham Park Jamboree last weekend running 16:31 and then Katie Caples happened. 

In His Own Words: Garrett Westlake Garrett Westlake Sep 05, 2012

Summer has ended unfortunately, but that just means one step closer to the racing season! I'm still getting adjusted to running in the heat of the afternoon, but thankfully the recent storms has allowed the first two weeks of training to be in relatively nice weather.

In His Own Words: Cory Sayyeau Cory Sayyeau Sep 04, 2012

Hey everyone, back again writing and just before the season kicks off. The past few weeks have been a little shaky for us. Since we train in the afternoon we’ve been getting rained out so many times. Those days are usually our work-out days in which I already ran in the morningso I just do another  six miles or so on my own since there is no practice. Due to that, leading up to the Wickham Park Jamboree we didn’t have the best couple weeks.  

In Her Own Words: Bryce Seymour Bryce Seymour Sep 03, 2012

Hey everyone! I am happy to say that cross country season is about to finally kick off. This weekend my team competed at the Mike Gibson Summertime Run, which is always a fun unofficial first meet, but before I talk about this weekend, I am going to talk about the week before the race.

In Her Own Words: Stefanie Kurgatt Stefanie Kurgatt Aug 31, 2012

Hello everybody! The first time I blogged, summer was winding down and I know we were all trying to get everything ready for school. Well now all of the runners have just completed either their first or second week of school!  It was my first week of school last week, and it maybe still has not kicked in that I am a senior.

In Her Own Words: Kacy Smith Kacy Smith Aug 15, 2012

Hello, I’m Kacy Smith from Estero High School! This is my 4th year running for Coach Sommer and it has been quite an adventure so far. I can’t wait to see what my final year has in store for me and the team, along with every other runner here in Florida. As the Cross Country season comes to a start I have been asked to share my experiences from races, practices, and my team. I’d like to thank the people at Flrunners for giving me this opportunity.

In His Own Words: Ace Brown Ace Brown Aug 14, 2012

Hey! I’m Ace Brown. I will be a senior this year at Fort Myers High School. As a junior, I finished 11th in the state for cross-country. I’ve been presented with the fine honor of sharing my running experiences from southwest Florida with everyone here on Flrunners. I can’t wait to see how it goes.

In Her Own Words: Bryce Seymour Bryce Seymour Aug 13, 2012

Hi, my name is Bryce Seymour and I am a senior at Hagerty High School. Last year I attended and ran for Circle Christian and this year I am looking forward to going back to where I started my freshman year.

In His Own Words: Garrett Westlake Garrett Westlake Aug 12, 2012

Hi, I'm Garrett Westlake from P.K. Yonge high school in Gainesville, Florida. I'll be starting my senior season with a new coach. I have had four different coaches in my career so far, so it isn't anything new, but in my eyes change is always good, and I'm really looking forward to this season. 

In Her Own Words: Stefanie Kurgatt Stefanie Kurgatt Aug 08, 2012

Hello everybody! I hope you all are having a wonderful summer. My name is Stefanie Kurgatt and I am a rising senior at Maclay School.   I have been given the honor- along with other great runners in Florida- of writing a blog about the upcoming XC season.  I would like to thank Flrunners for giving me the opportunity to share my journey as the season progresses.

In His Own Words: Cory Sayyeau Cory Sayyeau Aug 07, 2012

Hello, Florida Runners! The name's Cory Sayyeau. I'm out of Cocoa Beach, and I'll be giving you guys the inside scoop throughout the season about what happens on the Space Coast side of Florida.

Bloggers Set For 2012 XC 'In Their Own Words' Series Todd Grasley Aug 05, 2012

With the cross country season less than four weeks away, FLRunners.com is gearing up our 2012 season coverage. Last year we had Quincy O'Connor of Celebration and Olivia Ortiz of Lakewood Ranch chronicle their seasons in a series we called "Their Own Words." This year we're stepping up our game, giving several more runners throughout the state the opportunity to blog about their seasons, whether it be their training, race experiences, goals or random thoughts as their seasons progress. Get involved in the series -- ask questions, make comments and join the fun. Cross country 2012 here we come!