Murray race day! Started off the day with a nice 3 miler on the same route. Went up to Sugar House park to get a good feel for the State course so that was neat. Got some lunch then headed over to where the race was. First big varsity race and I couldn't believe the people that were there. So many people, it was a super good experience though. We did our warm up and prepped ourselves for our race. I was a little nervous but I was excited. I knew that I would be pushed more with the big competition here. We started and I started a little bit faster than I have in the past but I just kept a good eye on Matt. I got up with him and we kept it going and stayed close for the whole race. Thank you Matt for pushing me and making me have a better time, and good job on your race dude. You are beast. Anyways.. as I was saying we start going down this hill and for some dumb reason I am slowing down.. Matt was a little bit behind me when all of a sudden I feel this "Whack!" right on my bum. I got going back to my speed again and went with Matt. As the race went on I could hear people yelling "One more mile" That made me kind of push it. Then we got closer and closer and people were screaming only 800 meters left. Matt and I kept it going. It seemed like we were passing people rather than being past. We came flying around that last sharp turn where we were on the final sprint. I found a kick and finished strong. Matt finished really strong too. We raced really well as a team taking 7th overall I believe. I am proud of the rest of the guys, they did so good! We are getting better and there is always room for improvement but let's keep up the good work guys! Loving XC (: | 