Going into the race I didn’t think I was going to do so well with 14 year olds in my group. I started the race and I was doing better than I expected. Maybe because Geoff was following me and he said he would run me over if I used my brakes. During the race I passed many adults and some kids in my age group. At one point I was chasing someone down and in a sandpit they wiped out in front me and I had to walk around them.  I had to run up 3 hills and walked zero.  Near the end of the race I was feeling like giving in, but I didn’t because I really wanted to beat Billy for the first time.  As the finish was getting closer I picked up the pace even more, pushing myself harder than I have before.  I ended up crossing the finish line with a time of 1:19:53 and in 4th place.  I was amazed at how well I did and had improved on last years time by over 25 minutes.  Geoff kept me going through the whole race and I have to thank him for my improvement.  I hope he can go with me at Fort Custer.

Keegan