Barefoot running

Tendrils of frozen air grabbed at my skin; loose strands of hair sliced at my face. My family didn’t believe I had it in me. “You? Running? That’s a good one.” “Megan, don’t set irrational goals for yourself.” “You’ll probably pass out before the first mile.” Their words battered at my head, but with each stride I pounded their comments into the sidewalk. My family believing I couldn’t run a 5k race didn’t surprise me; if I was given the choice between going outside for the afternoon or…

Standing bare footed on the hot dirt road the sun beating down on my too large forehead but I knew I was going to have a blast. It was the year 2006 I was in long road, Jamaica I had joined a race with three of my older cousins and one long known friend. It was a race to see which out of all five of us was the future Usain bolt or the future vernicka Campbell, these two people are some of the best Olympic gold medalist of my island Jamaica; track stars. My father Leroy had heard from my…

Lined up on the starting line, the women's 400 was about to start. “Runners on your marks” the official said, standing off to the side, Emily loaded into her blocks one foot at a time. She’s won every 400 race this track season and last track season.”Set”, Emily raised her legs, then the gun fired, off she went getting in front of each person leaving them behind her soon she was in the front she was on the last stretch of the 400, she didn't even look tired unlike the other girls far behind her…

death. Gasping for air, I imagined different scenarios that would take me out of the race. I could trip over that root. I could fall into that tree. My legs pained me and my motivation no longer held out. After a strenuous pattern of walking and running, it took me all I had left to sprint across the finish line. I collapse. Lying on my back in the dirt, I heavily inhaled air into…

up my daily argument with myself, hating myself for getting up at five-thirty during the summer, hating myself for picking running to cope with my anger, and then I start to figure out my surroundings and I know that I am close. I can see the trail I am running on start to clear, the sun beaming through the break of the trees and I know that have made it. The ritual of running every morning to the clearing in the woods was a way to release some of the anger that resided after my dad left, but it…

FINAL REFLECTION In 2015 I ran in an organized race .I had participated in the Madd Dash, also known as the Strides for Change run near Earl March Secondary School. I’ve recieved an approximate time of 28 minutes when finished running the 5km run. During the day of the run, it was very cold and in the middle of the run it started to hail. In 2016, I ran in the Kanata Race Day event at Richcraft Community center during May. The run was during good and well rounded weather conditions for the…

When races were 2 miles long, cross-country practices focused on speed workouts. Speed workouts involve running at a fast pace for a short time, imitating the pace at early meets. From a coach’s point of view, Obermann agrees with the ideology of early fast paced practices. He explains that running abnormally fast builds anaerobic muscles, helping you run faster over short distances. Early harriers only needed to practice this anaerobic pace because…

On a daily basis, I am asked why I run. When people think of running, they think of absolute pain and distress. However, when I think of running, I think of freedom and strength. Running gives a sense of relief from the stresses of daily life; whenever I have a difficult day, jogging along trails and dirt roads instantly rids of the strain of the day. You feel free because your legs can venture wherever you may desire. After you run, there is a sense of achievement that fills your body with…

The sport of cross country running has been a part of my life since I started running in the 7th grade. And as I have grown older my love of the sport has only grown to the point where running is by far my biggest passion. So today I am writing to you with the hope of sharing this passion of cross country running with your school by becoming the Varsity Cross Country Coach of the Lakewood Vikings. I would be a good cross country coach because of my coaching experience, knowledge of training…

On your marks...Bang! That is the sound of the gun going off, and hundreds of kids running like a stampede to one destination, the finish line. Many people think that Cross Country is just a hard sport to do and think why would someone want to run for fun. Well, it isn’t fun, and it is hard, but the friends that I have made in the sport, are some that I will never forget. It’s not just that, but it is a sport that helps, whether it’s getting someone in shape, or helping them realize that they…