almostdidntrunBen ConawayJuly 20, 2016workedhard, statequalifier, high schoolComment

"I just chose to run and kept doing it"

almostdidntrunBen ConawayJuly 20, 2016workedhard, statequalifier, high schoolComment

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I almost didn't run cross country my 7th grade year. (19 and in the air force now) My 7th grade year I just chose to run and kept doing it through my high school career and my senior year during track I was ranked #1 in the state in the 400 hurdles

- @Uhriganol ( Ben Conaway )

Ben Conaway

"I hated it, so I didn't come back the next year"

"I lost 70 pounds and dropped 17 minutes off my 5k"

"I had never run more than 3 miles, so I almost died"

"all the girls on the team were great friends, and I didn't talk to anyone"

"I said to myself, I will be back next year as a runner, not a spectator"