Vannesa BuesoComment

My Last Meet.

Vannesa BuesoComment
My Last Meet.

 It’s the night before my last high school meet ever. And all I can think about is the amazing memories I got to make these past few years, being apart of this team. 

After years of running together, I was the only one to stay out for Cross Country this year. It’s not because I’m good, it’s because I love running, I love getting to bond with my team. I love the feeling of a PR, and I love the days where we lift and we’re all sore but we’re all happy. 

There’s nothing in the world like being apart of a Cross Country team and as I approach this State Qualifying Meet, knowing it’ll be my last high school meet- I’m so incredibly glad and grateful I decided to stick with this team, throughout the injuries, throughout the days when it was just me, throughout every pain I’ve ever felt- there’s no love like the love I have for my team and my sport. 

Thank you to everyone who has inspired me with their stories on this blog, thank you for being so strong and sticking with this crazy thing we all love. Thank you for allowing me to believe in myself throughout every season. Thank you so much. 

Thank you to my teammates for encouraging me through every meet, through every work out, through all that we do. Thank you for being my team this season. 

And a last thank you to my coaches, who’ve encouraged through everything I’ve ever gone through, who’ve helped me with math homework, for letting me not just be their athlete but someone who they truly care for. 

Thank you to Cross Country, for being tough, for being hard, for being amazing, for pushing me to the brink, for allowing me to realize that my body can do amazing things. Thank you for helping me see that I am strong even through my pain. 

Cross County, I love you. Good bye. ️

- @nesey_bueso ( Vannesa Bueso ) 

Jacob Lutzalmostdidntrun, cross country, run, xc, inspiring, coachesComment

AN ODE TO MY COACH

Like most people, I wanted to be the best. I was always competitive nature, wanting to be the best at whatever I did. Whether that be Soccer, Baseball, or Basketball, I strove to be the greatest, and worked hard to hone my craft. Around 5th grade I found running, and worked hard to become a good runner on my middle school team.

Jacob Lutzalmostdidntrun, cross country, run, xc, inspiring, coachesComment
AN ODE TO MY COACH
AnonymousComment

Running Till my last breath... Literally.

When i was in middle school, i started having health issues. I would randomly drop to the floor and lose consciousness, my heart would almost stop beating.

AnonymousComment
Running Till my last breath... Literally.
Corin Turkovichcoach, coachesComment

A coach can impact your entire life in ways you'd never imagine.

It was my summer going into my freshman year of high school. As I sat in my car after one of my softball practices I thought about all the wonderful things I've heard about our schools cross country team and our coach. I asked around about practices and decided to go to my first cross country practice.

Corin Turkovichcoach, coachesComment
A coach can impact your entire life in ways you'd never imagine.
AnonymousComment

Remaining hopeful even in the darkest of times.

I’m a senior in high school, a two time state champion in cross country and the reining 800m state champion for class 6A in Kansas, one of the top 800 meter runners in the state of Kansas for highschool, I’m committed to a college on a scholarship to continue my running career, and I’m surrounded by amazing family and friends. I was coming off a great junior year and incredible summer.

AnonymousComment
Remaining hopeful even in the darkest of times.
AnonymouskneeinjuryComment

Running Sucks... Or so I thought.

Running sucks. Or so I thought. Since my dad and my older siblings ran it was pretty much expected of me to run too, so when I was I middle school I hopped on the train and oh boy was it tough. I constantly struggled and quite honestly I hated it. I was the slowest person on the girls team during cross country (granted I would still finish top 20 most races) and I even had the chance to go to the state meet but I didn’t take it because I knew that I’d probably finished around the last girl.

AnonymouskneeinjuryComment
Running Sucks... Or so I thought.