{"id":1173,"date":"2018-09-13T10:02:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T15:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblog.captainshreve.com\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2019-11-14T17:14:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T23:14:39","slug":"gatorpress-running-natures-torture-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblog.captainshreve.com\/?p=1173","title":{"rendered":"GatorPress \u2013 Running: Nature\u2019s Torture Device"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By: Tanner Hines- 9\/13\/18<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Cross country team at the regional meet 2017<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Cross country is all about running. There is no score board or a ball that needs be placed in a goal. It only requires a willing participant and a decent pair of shoes. With that in mind, cross country is one of the most student involved sports in the nation and running is something that all humans have in common.<\/p>\n

Coach Cary Hilburn and his daughter, Georgia, have been running for most of their lives and have no plans to stop.<\/p>\n

\u201cI plan on sticking with running, for sure.\u201d Georgia said. \u201cI feel reinvigorated after every year of practice,\u201d Coach Hilburn said.<\/p>\n

The Hilburns live and breathe cross country. Cary has had the opportunity to coach each of his three kids, along with many others, and says that it\u2019s a \u201cluxury\u201d to be able to do that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s been about building a team of awesome kids,\u201d Cary said, \u201cThey may not all be quality runners, but they are all quality people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cross country is not meant to be taken lightly. According to Coach Hilburn, the common misconception is that all runners are \u201cpansies\u201d and \u201clightweights\u201d simply because they aren\u2019t like linemen or powerlifters. The truth is that these runners are some of the most strong willed people on the planet.<\/p>\n

\u201cCross country is a lot of pain, emotion, and mental conflict, but most of all it\u2019s about becoming a master of your own pain,\u201d Georgia said \u201cIt\u2019s not about winning the race, it\u2019s about winning your race.\u201d<\/p>\n

From coach to student, there are very few differences in their goals. Both want to make it to the state competitions but each has a deeper goal in mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to form bonds with the team,\u201d Georgia said, \u201c It\u2019s about the whole team crossing the finish line.\u201d \u201cI want to get people into a healthier lifestyle,\u201d Coach Hilburn said.<\/p>\n

With the season coming up and the team always accepting new members, there are a couple things that new and interested runners should know:<\/p>\n

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  1. Come to practice<\/li>\n
  2. Be patient<\/li>\n
  3. Stick with it<\/li>\n
  4. Start off slow and work your way up<\/li>\n
  5. Push yourself when you need to<\/li>\n
  6. Keep it interesting<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Running isn\u2019t something that all people have a niche for, but it is very possible to train yourself to that point. You have to take everything one step at a time.<\/p>\n

    \u201cNew runners have a lot of willpower,\u201d Georgia said, \u201cThat\u2019s all you need to get through a race.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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    By: Tanner Hines- 9\/13\/18 Cross country team at the regional meet 2017 Cross country is all about running. There is no score board or a ball that needs be placed in a goal. It only requires a willing participant and a decent pair of shoes. With that in mind, cross country is one of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gator-press","category-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ka5C-iV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblog.captainshreve.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblog.captainshreve.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblog.captainshreve.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblog.captainshreve.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblog.captainshreve.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1173"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblog.captainshreve.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1273,"href":"https:\/\/newsblog.captainshreve.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173\/revisions\/1273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblog.captainshreve.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblog.captainshreve.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblog.captainshreve.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}