On Homecoming and Racing

This weekend was homecoming for UNI. It also happened to be our first home game, which made it very interesting to be a freshman. I'm glad I have another three years here, because other circumstances made it hard for me to be excited about everything that was going on. Still, I had a lot of fun!

I'm looking forward to Campaniling in the future. It is a homecoming tradition that has been around for a very long time here. On Friday at midnight, the Campanile bells ring, and people kiss. I decided not to go this year, because the thought of kissing a random guy (the goal is to have a date, but there are plenty of people who spontaneously pair up), especially one who might possibly be drunk, isn't exactly appealing.

I did attend the game, and I have discovered I really enjoy college football games. The marching band is the best part. Composed of 330 members, they are the biggest university marching band in the nation. For being a non-audition group, they look AMAZING. I'm excited to see them perform again.

Saturday morning, I ran my first race since I had surgery. I'm part of the running group here, and they put on a 5K every year at homecoming. It's a cross country style race, which makes it even more fun. I was so thrilled to spike up and run- I've missed racing very much. It was challenging, for sure, but I can push my body harder than I used to (I've put it through everything in the past few months). Much to my surprise, I finished with a time that placed me 3rd overall for women and 1st in my age division! It's very encouraging to see that after having to take 2 months off. I'm excited to see where this takes me :)

Yay for running!