Brendan

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Freshman Year: My freshman year began with summer cross country workouts. Waking up at 645 every morning pretty much sucked. The XC season was pretty fun though, and I became best friends with Jospeh Patrick Hagan and Sampson Robert Kelly. In the spring, I tried out for tennis, which I had never played before. A miracle happened and I made the team. Tennis was a new experience where I met a lot of awesome people. I don’t really remember that much else. Sophomore Year: I ran cross country again and added Logan William Cones to my group of running friends. I also started to throw up after every race and began to hate running because it is the most painful, and also the most boring sport on the planet. Cross country, other than the running, was still pretty awesome though. Hanging out with my friends and going to invitationals made it worth it. At the end of the summer of my sophomore year, my best friend Paige Dawson Bauschka moved to Lexington, SC. I didn’t really realize how $@&#@& it would be until a few months after. Luckily, I did have Deb Krame Krame in English 10. Junior Year: Junior year was supposed to be really hard and a lot of work, but it wasn’t as bad as people said. My sister went to college, which kind of sucked, but mostly was good because I got her car. Also, I blew $400 in the stock market with my best friend Cameron M. Wall. In the spring of my junior year, my friends and I made a list of things that we wanted to do before going to college. We called it the Eleven List (because of the year we graduate). One of these things was running a marathon. On March 22nd I ran a marathon with Joe. Running a marathon is comparable to torture. It is so long and boring and by the end my legs felt like they could no longer support me. Over Spring Break, I went to south Florida with Joe Logan and Sam. We went deep sea fishing, snorkeling, and lost at least $100 at the horse track. Senior Year: The summer before Senior year, I went on a trip with the Cross Country team. We went whitewater rafting, hiked part of the Appalachian trail, and attended a Red Sox game along with a lot of other fun stuff. It was a really great way to start my last year of running. Senior year has been a good ride so far. Hopefully I will go to college next year.