"Runners on your mark! Get Ready!" BANG!
Freshman year track and field for me was hard and frustrating, at some times, but I really enjoyed it especially my last race before my season ended it. I was a distant runner in track doing the one mile and two mile but i did not really enjoy the two mile as much as I did in the one mile. To me the one mile felt like the perfect event for me and I would always be excited to run it. On the day of my last race day, I was feeling nervous but determined to do my best. I remember my coach telling me, "Be aggressive, don't hold back" and I remember that when running. I step on the line, I took a deep breathe, look at my opponents then looking straight, head held high at the track, focus and ready. After a few moments, gun goes off and …show more content…
Again, one by one I slowly catch up to runners who were way ahead of me at the start and pass them. One of the runners I passed that really gave an extra boost was a runner who beat me by a second or two in our last race with each other. Feeling disappointed that day, I did not want that happening again on our last race so I went aggressive, running just as fast as him side by side but once we hit the 200m mark, I pushed myself to go faster and finally was able to pass him up and going faster and faster until I pass the finish line. After finishing, my body felt dead and felt like collapsing but I was able to keep myself up and when I looked to see my time on the time board, I was super surprised to PR 9 solid seconds faster than my previous PR after getting the same time over and over again for 3 or 4 previous races. The time I got was a 5:11, my best PR during my freshman year and my proudest races. What made it feel better was when I found out that I beat the runner who beat me last time by a large gap. Also knowing that this race, I truly believe that I gave it my all and that I could not imagine any part of the race where I hold back and that is
Freshman year track and field for me was hard and frustrating, at some times, but I really enjoyed it especially my last race before my season ended it. I was a distant runner in track doing the one mile and two mile but i did not really enjoy the two mile as much as I did in the one mile. To me the one mile felt like the perfect event for me and I would always be excited to run it. On the day of my last race day, I was feeling nervous but determined to do my best. I remember my coach telling me, "Be aggressive, don't hold back" and I remember that when running. I step on the line, I took a deep breathe, look at my opponents then looking straight, head held high at the track, focus and ready. After a few moments, gun goes off and …show more content…
Again, one by one I slowly catch up to runners who were way ahead of me at the start and pass them. One of the runners I passed that really gave an extra boost was a runner who beat me by a second or two in our last race with each other. Feeling disappointed that day, I did not want that happening again on our last race so I went aggressive, running just as fast as him side by side but once we hit the 200m mark, I pushed myself to go faster and finally was able to pass him up and going faster and faster until I pass the finish line. After finishing, my body felt dead and felt like collapsing but I was able to keep myself up and when I looked to see my time on the time board, I was super surprised to PR 9 solid seconds faster than my previous PR after getting the same time over and over again for 3 or 4 previous races. The time I got was a 5:11, my best PR during my freshman year and my proudest races. What made it feel better was when I found out that I beat the runner who beat me last time by a large gap. Also knowing that this race, I truly believe that I gave it my all and that I could not imagine any part of the race where I hold back and that is