On the Run

I am writing this post from the comfort of my couch (which is the best place in the world for me at this moment). I completed back-to-back 5K races and am exhausted because of them. Sunday brought forth my first race. The venue was the Jacksonville University golf course/briar patch (more of a brair patch) with lots of steep hills and bad footing. I finished 1st in my age group (13 and under). It was my first cross country race (7th 5K) and I finished it with a time of 24:45. We stayed for the awards ceremony which was held in a local sports bar. After an hour of second-hand smoking and bad pizza the awards were given out. The award was a pair of socks. Although I didn't appreciate my very first award at least it will be a memorable one. So after a mediocer race, I had another one today. This one was much more organized but had a much more competitive field. I finished the race beating my dad (YES!) with a time of 22:51. This shattered a minute off my previous PR. After my races I plan to relax on South Beach and enjoy myself in Miami. :-)

Winter Break

I am about 1/4 into my winter break with lots ahead of me. I have spent the last five days with my sister and my family celebrating the holidays. On Saturday, the day after my sister arrived, she had a tennis lesson with retired tennis pro Todd Martin. The 90 minute lesson boosted Tania's game as well as her self-esteem. We enjoyed her four day stay and now are expecting my dad's father to come in this weekend for New Years. New Year's weekend has brought forth two back-to-back 5K races which I am competing in. Next week my mom and I plan to go visit her relatives in Miami. It will be a very exciting winter break so check back soon for more posts!

New Blog

I am back with a blog except it isn't about vacationing. I had no say in the decision of making a new blog about my life. My mom nagged me to start a new blog and threatened to confiscate my laptop so I gave in. This blog, although it isn't a vacation blog, will still sound like my previous work due to the fact that I am constantly doing something over the weekends. So check back soon and have fun reading my blog!