It was the beginning of May 2010 and I had made one of the biggest decisions in my life. I had decided to attend a medium sized college in Iowa, Luther College. I liked the blue and white colors. Go NORSE! I knew that Luther was located in a small town called Decorah and it had good academic standing. Despite my limited knowledge of the place, I knew that my life was about to change.
Having made the decision, I had to figure out how I can stay physically active. On top of the list was football (soccer) and volleyball. I wanted something that I had to do everyday regardless of how busy my schedule would be. My reasoning was that I had to force myself to be disciplined otherwise I would be very unhealthy. As for football, I would need proper gear which I thought would cost me a fortune. I decided against football. On the contrary, Volleyball gear was cheap. All I would need is a pair of old sneakers; however, Luther has no men collegial Volleyball team. I could have organized a team, but taking the time for that is a pain in the ass. All I wanted to do was a collegial sport and I was not aware that in the USA cross country is a collegial sport.
After ruling out VB and football, I decided to visit LC athletics page. I was drawn to the blue and white, manly men in shorts shorts with long hair and beards running through what seemed to be a small forest. The more I looked through the pictures, the more interested I became. Before I knew it I had submitted an application form to be part of the Luther’s Cross Country team. This is when running was properly introduced to my life.
Running became my sport. It made sense to me. I can do it anywhere alone or with anyone who is interested.
At LC, I always had at least one amazing person to ran with, and that was more than enough to keep me going, even during hard times.
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