September 9th: First Cross Country Meet and Hanging Out With My Brother

Today was great!

I participated in my first Cross Country Meet! It was at the local community college. I woke up at 6, ate some cereal, then was driven by the assistant Cross Country Coach. Boys Varsity started at 9. At first, I was doing great, a 7' 40" mile time. Then, my side started hurting, even though I was breathing correctly (through my nose and out my mouth.) So, I had to slow down a lot. I ended up getting 21st place, with a 27' 35" time. For me, that's still pretty good, although it was only 3 miles instead of an actual 5k, apparently. I talked with my coach, and I think I need to do stretch my sides out more before I run.

Anyways, after that, my brother took me to San Jose. He had an errand to run, and wanted to bring me along to hang out. After he was done, we went to the Westfield Valley Fair mall. It was really big! Then, we stopped by Santana Row to check out all of the fancy shops. We didn't end up buying anything at all, but it was really fun to hang out and look at the expensive commodities.

Thanks for reading,
Issac