Personal Narrative: My Personal Motivation

“ I succeed on my own personal motivation, dedication, and commitment. My mindset is: if I’m not out there training, someone else is.” -Lynn Jennings- In the past few years I realized how passionate i was for running. To learn how I transitioned from being a person who wasn’t enthused about running; to a person who now can’t live without it. When I first started running it didn’t come natural to me. I had to put forth effort and time, in order to get where i am today. Running has helped me see that I could reach my absolute potential by setting a new goal when my previous goal was achieved. Running became an option to be when I reached the seventh grade; that was when I started Outdoor Track and Field, and actually enjoyed it. As …show more content…
My difficulties lie within getting my: posture, form, breathing, and focus in motion and to keep it all in motion. Another difficult challenge I am faced with that is involved with running is remembering to hydrate and to stay hydrated. Hydration is a task that i fail at doing most times because, since there is no taste to water it never makes me feel full; so I drink more than i should so when i am running the water is sloshing in my stomach and then i feel sick. Keeping up on running is hard to do some days, due to that i am just extremely tired after some days. Even though most days were tougher than other I never allowed myself to give up at something I knew I would love. Seeing my times get faster, shows to me that the: dedication, effort, and time put in are proof that practice does make perfect. Some people run to stay in shape or to lose weight; where I run for personal enjoyment along with a connection i have with running. When i run i feel exhausted, and glee. My times are at their best when I am: frustrated, sad, or having a bad day. Running is my stress reliever and the non addictive drug which i am addicted