Personal Narrative: Athletic Traits Of An Athlete

I have never been much of an athlete, the only athletic trait I possess is the ability to run. I became a cross country runner in the seventh grade and continued to run cross country in high school on Bishop Hartley’s team.

My freshman year running there was plenty of room for improvement. My race times were not good and I was always close to last not only in races but practices, too. Time and time again I saw no improvement in my times. I was determined to improve my times and finish in a better place.

I began to go above and beyond to reach my goal. I changed my diet to consist of healthier foods: instead of having a pretzel and a cherry coke at lunch I had a salad and water. Before the day of a race, instead of staying out late Friday