This morning marks the end of my very last preseason.

I’m a little sad, but also grateful for all the fun I had. We got to spend a week as a team, running and exploring and then partying and then waking up to do it all over again. It’s easy to forget about things like school and the future.

Such a lifestyle does take its toll, though. My body aches everywhere; running and lifting during the day and partying hard all night will really wear you out. But then, what does a runner do but make unreasonable demands of his body?