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Cross Country Team

By Rainbow Mak

2018/2019 was a brand-new season for PolyU Cross Country Team, new coaches took on the lead
and more freshmen joined the team. Regardless of all the changes to the team, our goal remained
the same, that is, the reigning title of Overall Champion.

Cross Country Team kick-started training in early July, in order to establish a solid base ahead of
the season. As usual, we had two morning runs each week, teammates showed up despite the
earliness of practice (6:30am) and kept motivating each other during the practice. Thanks to the
thorough training planned by coaches, the entire team could all adapt to the high-intensity training
quickly and see our improvements when the race day was gradually approaching.

Our efforts paid off in the 32nd USFHK Cross Country Race, everyone gave out their very best
with exceptional results. The teams were able to defend our Overall Champion title for the 4th
consecutive year, together with Men’s Overall Champion and Women’s Overall 1st Runner-up. For
the upcoming year, we will keep the team spirit high and strive to earn the 5th championship title.