Yesterday was my first cross country race with the Socal Roadrunners, my new team. My division is called Bantam, which is for runners who are 10 and under. I am supposed to be a Sub-Bantam, but the National Junior Olympics’ youngest division is Bantam, so I was bumped up.

The race distance for Bantams is 3k. Our race was held at Kit Carson Park in Escondido, CA. Here is a picture from the start:

It was another really cold morning. I was still coughing a lot, but I felt I had a good race. At practices, Coach pointed out to me several of the team’s top Bantam runners. I tried to make sure I kept up with them at practice and wanted to see how I’d do next to them at this race.

I ended up taking 4th place and was very happy with my results. My coach told me that my performance was good enough to make it to the next qualifier, which is the USATF Regional Championships. That race is next week. I’m excited.

My cough got pretty bad this week and my mom thinks I have bronchitis. I’m still taking antibiotics and hope to be better ASAP!!