Clemson distance star Kim Ruck blogs about her first nationals experience.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Day one blog
Today has been a good day! We woke up and had breakfast in the lobby, and then headed to the track. You could feel the anticipation right when you walked into the track. Everyone was checking out the other teams, trying to size them up and evaluate their competition.
About 30 after being there, I went on a run around campus with my coach. I just tried to enjoy the run and not think about the race, but just soak in the fact that I was at indoor nationals. I got back to the track and we did three 200s around the track. I felt strong and it felt good to be on the track. It got me really excited for tomorrow.
I have a really good feeling about tomorrow and this weekend! I’m so pumped to see what happens and how the team does as a whole. Coach has given us some really good motivational speeches, and if we perform our best, the national championship is definitely within our reach.
When we left the track, we went back to the hotel to get ready for the banquet. The banquet was a great experience, and the food was really good. April Sinkler won an award for our region, along with coach (Lawrence) Johnson and coach (Mario) Wilson winning individual coaches’ awards. When we got back to the hotel we received our NCAA gifts and race numbers.
I’m not sure what God has in hold for me and my team tomorrow, but I know we are going to do really well. I can see all the girls believing in each other in their encouragement and motivation. It’s crazy that in two days we’ll see if all our hard work has paid off!
- Kim Ruck