Colette O'Leary is currently a senior and team leader of the Milton HS Girls XC team. The Milton Girls are currently the #1 team in the state and one of the top ranked team in the Northeast Region. Over the next few weeks, Colette will share her journey and the ongoings of Milton XC with the greater Milesplit MA community. Enjoy!
Coming into this season, we are definitely hungry to win. We have been training hard but at the same time, always keeping it fun. Tshaw stresses the importance of being a team and enjoying what we do together. Even when 1000 meter repeats does not sound very appealing ,it's the team that will get you through it. We have organized weekend long runs with the Tewksbury XC team, and enjoy making friends with our rivals, especially considering how both teams are so strong and will be able to push each other to run faster later this season. Currently we are undefeated as well as winning the Bowdoin Invitational. Heading out to Bowdoin our goal was to get a feel for the course as we will be trying to qualify for NXN on the same course later in the season. We knew it was a possibility to win the meet but mainly focused on taking risks throughout the very hilly terrain. Our top 7 was expecting faster times, however winning a big meet early in the season has given us confidence moving forward. We will be competing at the Twilight Invitational later this month and are excited to see some fast times there. Being a senior on the team I am looking forward to making the most of this season and any success we may have. High school cross country is something special and I can't wait to run my final XC season with the Milton team.