Portage CC Invite

In high school I ran cross country all four years.  And during that time my favorite invitational of all was the one held in Portage.  It always snowed during our race, but we always got our PRs there and it was a great way to see how you were stacking up against others as it was the last big event before you headed into state.  Well, this year I was on the opposite end.  I was volunteering at the invitational.  They needed a couple hundred volunteers as this is one of the largest invitationals in the state as we hosted over 8,000 athletes!  It was glorious to see the course again and see all the different schools there.  They had a middle school race too which was adorable to see.





I had a lot of fun helping out and was amazed at the caliber of runners in high school.  They could definitely kick my bunda!  My job was a course ranger which meant I was stationed at a high traffic area that crossed over the course, and I had to make sure that people didn't walk out in front of the racers.  We got this ridiculously bright shirt... which, if you know me, I'm a shirt/event junkie.  Part of the reason why I love races are getting the event shirt!  And a medal, but I wasn't going to get one here... its nice just having things that are more current than college or high school... haha.  :)

But I had a lot of fun being apart of this community and hosting such a successful event.

JVG