Connor Berne '21 Recruiting Profile

The worst time of year are those two weeks in between each season. Every six months after a grueling season, I finally get to rest. I always think I'm gonna enjoy my break, but I never do.  I miss the burning heart after the eighth rep. I miss  trying  to be the last one to fall in a plank. I miss the long runs that I push a sub-6 mile in the very end just to be that much more tired. I miss falling over after a workout and just breathing in the grass exhausted. The break reminds me how much I am truly defined by this sport. Everyday I get excited to put on my shoes and run whatever workout it is. Regardless of my performance in a race, i just want to feel fast. Go into it thinking of how fast I'm gonna look and finish thinking how fast I was. I am one hundred percent confident this is what I want to do, and I would keep running 100 degree 5k's in Florida for the rest of my life if I could. I literally could not see myself doing anything else. That's why I wanna run in college. I love it, it's fun, and I can't stop working a it. I would work tirelessly on whatever program i end up in, not because i need to prove something, but because working tirelessly in running is the most rewarding and fun thing I have ever done.