LIFE

So today is my last day at The Flying Pig Marathon. I look forward to going back next year and working as an intern, hopefully with a larger role. This has been one of the best experience of my life. Through this internship I meet so many new friends that hopefully I am able to stay in contact with them. Lindsey, Denise, Iris, Rob, John, Trey, Steph, and Patrick were great people to work with and helped me out so much. I feel that just gaining this internship will lead to bigger and better things for me in my professional life.
As far as track goes, it's coming to an end. Me and about ten other people are still running this Friday @ IU and next week @ North Central. Hopefully fellow teammates Randall Mitchell, Scotty Mayes, and Lauren Hastings are able to make it to nationals. I've learned alot about myself this track season. I started off this season with only running one 400 in my life, to being one of the teams two 400 runners. I started off the season with never running the 4x400 in my life, to being the lead off leg, and the one strong hold on the relay team due to injuries and other issues. At the start of the season I set a goal for myself to run a 54 in the 400. I've officially done that so I've moved my goal to a 53 for the next two meets. By next year hopefully I will be able to hit a 51 and help the relay team bring home a conference championship. Through this season I set high goals in the 400 with never running it before, and I meet that goal. This season has helped me realize that the sky is the limit. I would also like to mention that I received a team award, The Focus Award. Focus stands for "Forming Our Circle Until Successful. At the start of the season we came in with no leaders left over from last year. Coach Hill came up to me one day, and said I'm going to need you to step up this season" One problem he didn't say what I needed to step up to. I then realized that I was needed to lead this very young team. The way I did that was by example. I acted as a class act, did all I could to motivate the team, and spent more time helping others than I have in the past. I feel that through my experiences this year I've become a man. I don't know if I could say that in the past. I feel that my hard work is paying of as a was accepted into The National Collegiate Athletic Honor Society.
Finally, This summer I will be going out to Utah to live with my sister. I will be working on a ranch doing office work, and also being a ranch hand. I will leave in two weeks, and hopefully in the 3 months I spend on the ranch I can learn more about myself.