Cross Country heads to Texas for NJCAA Half Marathon National Championship

SPARTANBURG, SC., Waking up at 4:00 in the morning and taking two flights to Texas isn't enough to stop the SMC cross country team from competing in the NCJAA half marathon championship. The team eventually arrived at Dallas around 9:00am on Thursday morning and quickly caught their second flight to Lubbock, Texas where the half marathoners will compete at South Plains College early Saturday morning.

With easy shake out runs planned prior to the race given by Coach Ken Roach, the hardworking group of SMC runners are more than prepared to race their competitors on Saturday. The race will consist of 12 teams total for both men and women who have all worked extremely hard in order to make it to the point where they are.

Although the SMC runners are looking forward to four days of fun and bonding with the team, they are more than eager and determined to race harder than they ever have this season. Big things are expected for the SMC half marathoners and their popular term "slight-work" won't even be in their vocabulary on this Saturday's anticipated race.