Why Is Cross Country Important To Me

A significant impact can be different to people. To many, it could be an object, a memory, a person, and a hobby. For me it is a sport. The sport is called Cross Country, it has had a huge impact in my life. Cross Country is a team non-stop running sport that takes you to many locations which consist of dirt, grass, hills, and trails. Running makes me stronger mentally and it physically makes me realize that anything is possible, since it’s a very challenging sport. Cross Country has a huge impact in my life and it made me who I am today.
When I first joined Cross Country, it was in the beginning of my sophomore year in high school. I always thought that Cross Country was a program where you go travel all around the world until my Physical …show more content…
Every single one of us were always nervous before a race but we got through it and ran like we never ran before because we wanted to show ourselves that anything is possible and finishing the race was such a happy moment because we did it. All of us ran for the same reason but honestly, it’s not only for stress reliever but also because we love running and that’s the sport that we will always cherish. My Cross-Country family pushed me to be a great runner. They motivated me by always telling me that I can do it and always being positive. After our races we will get super excited because we know we are going to eat after and as a team we will go eat and have a great time because we tried our best and food was our reward. There were never dull moments with my Cross Country family, there is always laughs and bunch of positivity and jokes going around. Especially My coach, Mr. G. Who is a ceramics teacher at Lemoore High School, been my coach for three years and he has been a great coach to all of us and without his coaching and hard practices I would have not been motivated to keep going without