Good afternoon and Welcome to the 2014- 2015 Pleasant Valley Cross Country banquet. My name is Christopher Curtis. I am a senior on the team and have just completed my Forth and final year of varsity cross country running. First I would like to say congratulations. Congrats to you all on finishing another great season. And congrats to Seth Slavin and Liz Eberhardt who competed at the State Championship meet this weekend. Coach Fair you were right once again, once the season starts it really does fly by. Tonight we sit here together as we conclude the 2014-2015 Cross country season. Coach Fair and Coach Rimple, has it already been 4 years? It seems like just yesterday that I was an awkward little freshman on information day and now it’s …show more content…
It has taught me lifelong skills that I will take with me to college and use in life. It’s been my social life over the past 4 years and has given me many memories and laughs. The sport has taught me to be determined; you won’t be successful in cross country without the determination to do the work and the determination to get better. It has also taught me perseverance, you won’t get better with each season if you don’t have the perseverance to push through the tough workouts and keep going, even when it gets harder. I started freshman year and ran my first ever 5K at Berwick, I finished with a time that now seems like forever 33minutes and 33 seconds. It was from then on that I established I had needed to work my butt off to improve. It was The Second Stroudsburg race that I captured my new personal best. This just shows that anyone can run cross country. No matter how slow you think you are, if you’re willing to put forth the effort and work you will get better, and as long as you improve you have been successful as a runner. Under Classmen Start thinking about your goals for next season. Begin building your base up because both of the teams have the potential to be great teams. Start working for your goals now. Good luck and remember to set your goals high and work hard to reach them. Remember the main Question that Coach Fair usually would ask. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE IN