Barefoot running

Scarlett Skye was an average girl. She is 17 years old and 5 foot 10 inches, she had dirty blonde hair and blue eyes that are as bright as the sky. She has an oval face with peachy skin, she has slightly plumped lips and a nose that fits perfectly on her face. She has a model like body that is slim, she not weak girl, she is the strongest girl in the school. She is very athletic and very determined to win, she loves to play lacrosse, soccer, track, cross country and basketball. She was voted…

relationships with others is something that I have struggled with throughout my life and is an obstacle that I continue to face. That´s why I run. I run to escape the daily stress of everyday life. I run to learn more about myself and the world around me. Running has always been an outlet for me when I’m feeling down or am going through something hard. It was the middle of June in 2014 and I was ready to begin my first half half marathon through the trails of Pine Grove Furnace State Park. It…

I would close my eyes and flashes of when I was a freshmen running this race flooded my thought process, but it was interrupted by Sophie hugging me to provide me the support I needed for my race. The official then called heat seven to warm up and go to our lane assignments. My hands trembled in the fear that I might…

runner. She is one of the best in the city. Every year she wins the race and is very cocky this year. Her best opponent Gretchen, gave a very good run for her money and it was a neck to neck race, but Hazel won by a hair. When Hazel was running, she saw raymond running with his arms dangling down to his hips and she felt bad that Raymond never got a chance to get a medal. So, she decided to coach Raymond in track. Overall, The story Raymond’s Run and…

A True Preserve Of Nature Most people would argue that the transcendental principles are too extreme to live by. However, the movie Into the Wild directed by Sean Penn, follows the true life story of Christopher McCandless. In the movie, McCandless graduates from Emory University with high honors, but soon after decides to leave his conventional lifestyle. McCandless travels to Alaska, intent to live in the solitude of nature, similar to how Thoreau traveled to Walden Pond. Unfortunately,…

central idea is that Squeaky is true to herself unlike others. The pivotal moment at the end shows Squeaky learning to be less self-centered by giving up her competitive running in order to start training Raymond for running. This happens after she wins a May Day race and has a moment of realization noticing Raymond mimicking her running. The story takes place in Harlem and Squeaky mentions the setting two times in contrast to the "country" where she used to live. First, Squeaky is waiting…

Amery Race Do you like cross country and did you know that it is mostly a mental sport? Well it is. Most of it is in your head, the little voice telling you to keep going. Talking way too much talking as I get ready for the race. As the girls head towards the starting line nervousness fills me when we are doing warmups. All the girls on the cross country team get their shoe chips on. Shoe chips are little things that you put on your shoes that gives you a number so they don't have to…

The stories we could tell You were always running fast. When I think of you in the past you were always running. Running everywhere like Maniac Mcgee. You were quiet our freshman year. Your long blonde hair fell in your face. My long blonde hair fell in my face too. We sat next to each other on a bus on some field trip. You were listening to music and paid no attention to me. Then you offered me to listen. It was one of those old cd players. You were listening to r&b and rap. Suga, Suga by Baby…

team. I started working exclusively with those four runners as they approached bigger invitational meets and a school record. They ended up fifth in the state and they had their school record. After the race, these four kids started talking about running in college and how much they loved the sport. I thought that the most important part of me coaching was to get the fastest runners possible, so when we went to states and broke a school record in my first year I thought that I did my job very…

I believe that your accomplishments in life, defines who you are as a person. In my twenty-six years I did not think I would achieve so much. I have had various jobs and lived in many places, I know I have further to go to complete my goals in life. In high school I ran track in which I got accepted to the district tournament competing against ten other schools. It gave me motivation to have a fit lifestyle. I am still physically active; I participate in basketball tournaments and keep a strict…