In Her Own Words: Alexa Cruz Alexa Cruz Sep 13, 2013

Hello everyone, I hope everybody has had a good first few weeks of racing. A lot has happened since I last blogged. From races to team sleepovers, these first few weeks of the season have been quite eventful and fun. I hope the rest of the season will be as exciting! 

In His Own Words: Nick Morken - Everyone Loves A Good Twitter Proposal Nick Morken Sep 13, 2013

Flrunners.com. How’s it been? For me last week was filled with a little bit of reading, twitter proposals, and a little cross country thrown in there. Also before I begin, if anyone has any constructive criticism for me, feel free to comment, except for Todd Grasley. Haha.

In His Own Words: Corey Slaven Todd Grasley Sep 12, 2013

As I lay in bed listening to hip hop music, I look back on the race I had this past Saturday. I think of all the things I would have done differently and I think about all of the things I did right. Maybe I went out a little fast. Maybe holding a 5:20 mile wouldn’t have hurt that bad. Maybe I should have kicked a little harder for tenth place. Whatever could have happened doesn’t make what did happen any less significant.  

In His Own Words: Blake Riley Blake Riley Sep 11, 2013

Hello FLRunners! My name is Blake Riley and I am a junior at Riverview High School in Sarasota. After a successful 1st place finish at the Holloway Park Invitational for my team and my first top five finish in a cross country meet; we were extremely excited coming into week two at the Newsome Wolves Invitational hosted by Newsome High School.

In Her Own Words: Alex Eaton Alex Eaton Sep 10, 2013

Hey Flrunners! I hope that  everyone has enjoyed the first two weeks of the season. It looks like everyone is off to a great start. Last Thursday, my teammates and I had our first meet. It was the Indian Rocks Christian Season Opener at Taylor Lake Park. Sixteen schools competed in this meet and Indian Rocks did a great job putting it together. This meet was a challenge, but it was also really fun!

In His Own Words: Brandon Marquez Brandon Marquez Sep 09, 2013

It was nice to spend my first Saturday in almost four months actually competing. After a meet where rain and lightning disrupted the Varsity races at Trinity Prep, this week the entire Timber Creek boys and girls program took the two and a half hour commute by school bus from Orlando to Jacksonville to compete in the Katie Caples Invitational.

In Her Own Words: Emily Edwards Emily Edwards Sep 06, 2013

Hello Flrunners! Now that the season is officially underway, I hope those who raced had a great opener. I have seen some fast times already recorded, which is awesome. It makes me even more excited for the meets to come.

In His Own Words: Nick Morken Todd Grasley Sep 05, 2013

Welcome back to my blog. I hope everyone enjoyed their first race of the season as much as I did. I couldn’t have asked for a better start of the season from my team. As for the other teams around the state, I saw some impressive performances over the weekend and congratulations to ALL who competed.

In His Own Words: Corey Slaven - You Reap What You Sow Corey Slaven Sep 04, 2013

“You reap what you sow”. That was the motto on race day this past weekend. The work we put it in will reflect in the work we get out of the race and we surely had good results.

In His Own Words: Corey Slaven Corey Slaven Aug 28, 2013

Guess what everyone? The season is pretty much here. Summer conditioning flew right on by. Those early morning long runs and drowsy afternoons are all over. No more late nights, beach days, or summer romances. As my coach would say, it is now “game on” and the Saint Augustine High Cross Country team is surely ready to get their game going. 

In His Own Words: Brandon Marquez Brandon Marquez Aug 19, 2013

Hello everyone! First, I would like to thank Todd and flrunners to allow me this opportunity to share my season with you. I am Brandon Marquez and I will be a sophomore for Timber Creek High School right here in Central Florida.

In Her Own Words: Emily Edwards Emily Edwards Aug 14, 2013

Fort Myers senior Emily Edwards joins our list of bloggers for the 2013 cross country season. Emily has one of the fastest 5k times in the state and will be a contender for the 3A cross country championship. She finished fifth last year and 18th at the Foot Locker South Regional. Follow along as Emily takes us stride for stride into her senior season.

In Her Own Words: Alexa Cruz Alexa Cruz Aug 13, 2013

Alexa is coming off a spectacular freshman year where she finished as the 4A runner-up at the Cross Country Finals. This year, she will take us along for her sophomore season and give us an inside look at the training, the team, and more inside the life of Alexa as she writes her weekly blog.

In His Own Words: Nick Morken Nick Morken Aug 09, 2013

Niceville's Nick Morken is one of the top returning cross country runners in 3A. Last year, he finished third at the state meet and is coming off a state championship win in the 1600 meters this outdoor track and field season. Follow along each week as Nick takes us on his final season on the trails.

In Her Own Words: Alex Eaton - Summer Training Alex Eaton Aug 08, 2013

Shorecrest Prep senior Alex Eaton is one of our bloggers for the 2013 cross country season. Alex finished third at last year's 1A Cross Country Finals and is one of the top returners for 2013. Follow along as she shares her final cross country season with our running community in this weekly blog series!

In His Own Words: Corey Slaven Corey Slaven Jun 28, 2013

I never would have expected to become a runner. I wasn't very athletic, I was atrocious at team sports, and the idea of playing a sport in high school had never even crossed my mind. At the time I was 16 years old, about to be a junior in high school and I had no real idea of what I wanted to do with my life.