[Sir_Krahn]

Today I had a race in Carson City. This was the race that determined who would get to go to the state championship and who would be done with their cross-country season. You need to get in the top 15 to get into the state championship. My freshman year my team qualified to go, I got 127th out of many runners with a time of 17:27. My sophomore year I managed to scrape 14th place at the regional, barely getting in as an individual. I got 87th place out of over 250 of Michigan's best runners with a time of 17:06. This year at regional I placed 10th with a time of 17:10. So now I am going to the state championship(the only one from Beaverton to qualify). The weather today was bad. It was 40 degrees and pouring rain. I ran well however, I even managed a 5:05 for my first mile. But the real question is, 'how well will I do in the state championship next weekend?' I am hoping to run a 16:52 or better and place in the top 30(state champions are the top 30). Wish me luck you guys!