so, some stuff has been happening
we went to cross country nationals in virginia, and it was awesome. there were ten of us. we flew up on thursday, october 30th and flew back saturday, november 1st. probably the highlight of the semester. the course was intense. there was a huge hill (it was huge). i came in 47th, out of 73 runners. our team came in 4th, out of nine teams.
we saw the fall foliage while we were there, and it was great. we were also able to see the stars waaaaay better than in florida.
also, i turned 20 (i am old now). on my birthday, i was kidnapped. it was pretty awesome. at one point i was tied up with duct tape and put in the trunk of a car (i was able to free myself from the duct tape while we drove).
yesterday and the day before, we ran in the ragnar relay. it was excellent. the race was 193.9 miles, from clearwater beach (on the west coast of florida) to daytona beach (on the east coast), divided up into 36 legs- 3 for each guy. mine were 3.1, 6.4, and 3.4 miles. i ran my first leg sometime after 3 pm, my next one sometime around midnight, and my last one at sunrise. the sequence of runners was as follows: brian higdon, eric parker, stephen clark, adam smelser, alex hubbart, j. p. flores, stephen rouse, jay mcdorman, jackson wiley, alex via, kenny weliever, and cameron aly. we started at 2 pm on friday, ran through the night, and finished on saturday. our time was 22 hours, 52 minutes. we came in second overall, and first in the open male division.
it was crazy, awesome and tiring.
today i got to lead singing at north terrace for the first time. it was the first time i ever led songs in spanish. i've learned a lot of good hymns this semester, both in spanish and in english.
10 days until thanksgiving break. looking forward to that.
well, that's all for now. drive safe, don't commit crimes, and remember to brush your teeth.
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