Fountain of Youth

I have discovered the secret to youth and beauty:  running.  This may be no surprise to many of you, but I was amazed to discover it recently.  I had a cross-country reunion for my college team last weekend.  We are ten years out of college (yikes, that went fast!) most with 3, 4, or 5 kids.  We are scattered about the country with a variety of careers.   But seeing everyone again was like a flashback. Everyone was as young, as thin and as beautiful as they had been in college.  Now I don't know what I expected, beause if I had gained 150 pounds I probably wouldnt have gone, but almost everyone was there.  Most of the girls still run to some degree, though few maintain the level we did in college. So even with all the different things life has thrown at us, running is still the common denominator. Once a runner, always a runner, I guess.  And from the looks of things, that is definitely a good thing.

Let me add a special shout out to all of my teammates who were inducted into the BYU athletic hall of fame this weekend.  The entire cross-country teams from 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 were inducted. After four national titles in six years, with runner up finishes the other years, we left quite a legacy.  It is amazing to look back and realize how dominant those teams were, and more importantly, what good people were on those teams.  I was definitely lucky to be a part of things, and to share it with a sister.  You are all awesome!