Persuasive Essay It was a beautiful summer morning with sunshine and it was 72 degrees outside. I was never able to just rest when I was tired out on the dry grassy grounds of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota during a 5K cross country race. Before the race I was very nervous and I would hope that it would not start. When the race started, it was extremely intense with all the runners around me moving faster as I struggled to keep up with them. I had a few options in front of me, some were easy and some were really hard while running. My easiest option was to just give up and walk out of the race which tempted me. Another option could be to cut corners and shorten my distance, but the crowd was watching and that would reflect on my
