Cross country was a whole new world for me. My friend invited me to join summer training one year, and it sounded insane. Who, in their right mind, would want to run for long periods of time, in the heat, for fun? On top of that, summer training was at an ungodly hour of 7 in the morning (they’re crazy, I’m telling you). But since she asked me, I tried it out. It sucked. I ran for a good solid 5 minutes, and my body felt like jello. Each hill felt like a mountain. After the first practice, I went home exhausted and sore.
I was pretty sure that going to that practice was the worst decision I have ever made. There was no way I was going back. However, something in the back of my mind told me to try again and see what would happen. So, I dragged …show more content…
Those measly five minutes became 10, then 25, and then 50. Each hill became easier to run up, and eventually, a whole season of cross country flew by. It was the epitome of “couch-to-5k”. So, who in their right state of mind would want to run for fun? Or wake up five hours too early during summer break to workout? Me.
Looking back on it now, going to that cross country in the summer was actually one of the best decisions I have ever made. Life is kind of funny that way. The thing that seemed the craziest at one point, actually became one of my greatest accomplishments. If you asked me a year ago if I would go run more than a mile for fun, I would just laugh.
It’s these kinds of experiences that push me to do new things (even if it seems crazy at first), make me more open to new ideas, and help me become a better person. There were so many things that I was reluctant to do, like start up a Habitat for Humanity Club at my school or try eating octopus— which is quite delicious by the way— but that little voice in the back of my head is always there to encourage me to do new things. Now, it seems like nothing is impossible, because all I got to do is
I was pretty sure that going to that practice was the worst decision I have ever made. There was no way I was going back. However, something in the back of my mind told me to try again and see what would happen. So, I dragged …show more content…
Those measly five minutes became 10, then 25, and then 50. Each hill became easier to run up, and eventually, a whole season of cross country flew by. It was the epitome of “couch-to-5k”. So, who in their right state of mind would want to run for fun? Or wake up five hours too early during summer break to workout? Me.
Looking back on it now, going to that cross country in the summer was actually one of the best decisions I have ever made. Life is kind of funny that way. The thing that seemed the craziest at one point, actually became one of my greatest accomplishments. If you asked me a year ago if I would go run more than a mile for fun, I would just laugh.
It’s these kinds of experiences that push me to do new things (even if it seems crazy at first), make me more open to new ideas, and help me become a better person. There were so many things that I was reluctant to do, like start up a Habitat for Humanity Club at my school or try eating octopus— which is quite delicious by the way— but that little voice in the back of my head is always there to encourage me to do new things. Now, it seems like nothing is impossible, because all I got to do is