Barefoot running

tranquil quietness of a keep running in the forested areas. About the peace, isolation, and flexibility. About the spotless air and tender breeze. Also, about the nonattendance of autos, group, exhaust cloud, movement lights, and black-top. On the other hand, simply ahead and consider those things—each is reason enough to set out toward the slopes. Also, here's another: You'll get fitter quicker by pounding so as to hit the trail than the asphalt. "Trail running is a superior workout for…

a sport, a career or a hobby, everyone has that something that they do and love that is deeply woven into our lives. This "thing" is so important that taking this one "thing" away would tear any person apart. My passion, my hunger, my "thing" is running cross country. There has never been a moment wasted on my sport due to its inherent ability to build a person's character and teach the athletes the importance of goal setting. During my freshman year, I ambitiously said my goal was to run at the…

first mile, I plug in my headphones- this helps me defeat the challenges I experience during the race. The beat of the music pounds my heart like a beating drum. The loudness and steady tempo help me improve my performance by establishing a steady running pace. The sensation I feel as a runner endures releases the negative tension and music helps bring out the positive. Because music effects a runner's pace it also affects their mood by increasing their confidence and making them feel…

track meets, hard work was not the only lesson to learn. Even when you were pushing yourself to defeat the person running at a pace you are not used to, hard work was not the only thing you thought that would make you win the race at the very end. You learn that you must have it in yourself to finish the race. You also see that your whole team is supporting you and shouting your name. Running track was meaningful to me because I was able to learn that your mentality and friendly support can get…

I like running, not for its fitness purpose, but for the calmness it is given me. I like to run at my own pace, and this is a pretty wonderful thing. I used to run a mini marathon with my friends in China and this is the five things that running had taught me. First, I have to overcome some difficulties before reaches my destination. When I planning to run the marathon, the first mile is always the hardest for me. I cannot imagine myself successfully to run to the end. Every step is a challenge…

ran from place to place because I had a patience management problem. I did not like waiting or moving unwillingly slow, but I especially did not like getting somewhere late. Thus, my choice of transportation at the time, due to age limitations, was running. In elementary school, I ran just as much as most kids and just as fast. In sixth grade, I had the opportunity to go out for the track and field team, but I did not. At the time, none of my older siblings had participated in track. When I…

The experiences that running and coaching has provided me seem almost limitless and at times, unbelievable. Over the years, I’ve also been privileged enough to have met some of the biggest names in running and coaching. Besides attending the summer Olympics, the World Championships of Track & Field, multiple National Championship events in both cross country and track, I’ve also been fortunate enough to meet Four Boston Marathon winners, Gold Medalists in the 800 meters, 10,000 meters, and…

taste the sweat pouring down my face. I continued to run through the pain, lifting what now felt like my incredibly heavy legs I sprinted for my life. My heart’s pounding echoed throughout my body as I breathed heavily. I didn’t know where I was running to but I continued to pump my legs, mindlessly placing one foot in front of the other. It didn’t seem to matter where I was heading as long as it was out of the reach of those white devils and that tracker. I couldn’t understand why they wanted…

commoners to professionals. Running must be one of the best ways to meet different people that can become great friends. It's amazing at how many people all willing to obtain better physique and a better health style and how they can achieve this just by running.The mental strength needed for running is wonderful the longer someone runs the harder it gets mentally to achieve their goals allowing them to gain a better mental strength while running and not. To me, running has been one of the best…

I live and breathe running. I dont go a day not thinking or talking about it. For the past 6 years I have been fully dedicated to this sport and now running has grown from a side activity to a passion. I got involved with running on accident. After moving to Texas my sixth grade year, I was under the impression that cross country was another word for soccer and that was the sport I was in in my former home. So that summer going into seventh grade year, I ran miles after miles thinking that…