"I have played soccer all of my life"

I have played soccer all my life and it was a huge part of my high-school career. And up till my senior year I thought it was my whole life. One of my math teachers who also happened to be the XC coach kept trying to get me to run, so I finally decided to run my senior year. But I almost didn't run because I was worried it would interfere too much with club ball. I gave it a chance though and it was honestly the best decision I ever made. Learning to love running made my senior year so much better than it could have ever been. It pushed my body and mind differently than soccer did and it showed me that running didn't have to just be a punishment. I'm a sophomore in college now and I still regret not running all four years in high-school because some of my best memories were made during that XC season. My coach was the best coach I ever had in my sports career and the friends I made are still some of my favorite people in my life.

- @cars_on_roads ( Carson Carroll )