4-day weekend!!!

One reason I love November this year is cause of the luxury of two 4-day weekends. Never happened before and it is nice. 2 1/2 months into the school year, it has not been easy. I have experienced moments of ups and downs but yet I've been able to overcome whatever challenges that were in my way. I have so many things to worry about right now besides school. Gotta get my Eagle Project Proposal done, get ready for December SAT, get myself ready for golf season, and much more. This break could not have come at a better time. 4-day weekend, I love it!!!

A Great Moment in APUSH

Today in APUSH, Mr. Mustard was going over the Chapter 10 powerpoint. We got onto the slide of the South Carolina Nullification Crisis. He had been calling random people to summarize the previous slide. I was talking with someone during that slide and when we moved onto the next slide, Mustard called on me to summarize the previous slide. Luckily for me, I was ready and knew my information about the SC Nullification Crisis. So I explained to him about it, with added information. I said "South Carolina didn't like the tariffs placed on the South and passed an ordinance that ruled the tariffs void and no good. They used the principals of what Madison and Jefferson used during the VA and KT resolutions of 1798. Then, Andrew Jackson used his authority to put down the threat by passing a Force Bill, which authorized power for him to use military force. Jackson played it both sides as he also lowered the tariffs." That response shocked Mr. Mustard. He said, "Wow! You should teach the class tomorrow!." The class gave me an applause and I felt pretty happy. I had been called on the spot to answer a question and came through in a big way with an outstanding response!

2010 Cross Country

This year in Cross Country, I accomplished and exceeded my goals that I set up at Mammoth Camp. I improved drastically as a runner as I had a great time. I challenged my self to running A group and ran it for most of the season. It was hard in the beginning with the extra mileage and the extra work, but soon, I adapted to it and got used to it. It didn't seem that bad anymore. I remember the first day back from Mammoth Camp, at that Monday practice, I challenged myself and ran 8 miles for the first time ever. Just kept on running and running. Time wise, I was consistent throughout the season. I ran in the 20:30 range in most of my races throughout the season. I peaked at the Dual meet at school, as I set a PR by running a 19:25. Breaking 20:00 was a relief as that was also one of my goals I set. In running a 19:25, I won Athlete of the Meet honors. At. Mt. SAC, I ran a 20:26, which was a 2:40 improvement from last year. Overall, I was most proud of my consistency in the times.

I had a lot of fun running with the team. Stretching with A/A- group is a lot different than stretching from B/C. We got to talk about many things. Last season, I thought running was a burden but this year, I completely discovered that it was fun and wasn't hard. All it takes is mental motivation within yourself. Mammoth Camp was one of the highlights at the season. That week at Mammoth was one heck of an intense training, but it benefited me as I wasn't afraid of those small hills at La Mirada Regional Park or Mt. SAC. Mammoth Camp was also fun, especially with the activities that we did at Shadys Rest Park and in the condos.

I'm gonna miss running with my fellow CXC teammates, especially the wonderful seniors who helped me.