First Race

If you didn't already hear from my mom on facebook I just ran my first Cross Country race. I ran a 2 mile course with a huge hill at the end but it was ok. When the race first started I was absolutely terrified, my nerves got to me and the I started hyperventilating a little so I had slow my breathing down. It was really hot and I had to walk a little until I settled into a rhythm but my time was 11mins and 45 secs for the first mile. The second mile was really tough because we had to run up a HUGE hill (it's quite intimidating) but running down it was really fun. The last stretch of the race was through some trees and Adrienne came running to me screaming "Come on Liv I'll run with you!!" so she ran with me untill I got to the last 50 yards. Honestly I tried to sprint to the finish ( I'm a very good sprinter) but I was really tired and in a little pain ( ankles and feet were killing me) My complete time was 23:55 I came in 2nd to last place but I'm super proud of myself!!!!

Here I am crossing the finish line!