Barefoot running

Hill Day Mr. Lahm screamed go! The entire team took off running. I was trying to show off and show Mr. Lahm that I could do this. As I approached the hill, I was feeling good until I was about halfway up it. My legs started to feel like Jell-O, but I was trying to go as fast as I could. Unfortunately, I knew I was going about as fast as a snail. After an entire summer of training on just cement, I knew I was in shape, but I did not think I would have ever been prepared for my first hill day.…

It all started my freshman year of high school. My second year of running cross county I did not really try at first until one day when our coach said if you do not give it your all every day you cannot go to the state cross country meet. We had a few weeks till our first meet and we were far be hide but catching up fast. The times were getting faster and faster, but at the rate we were going we would not make the first meet with goo scores. We all sat down and talked “we all have to reach deep…

this quote from running legend Steve Prefontaine, I had already known it to be true. It was one of the many things that i have learned from my experiences as a cross country runner. Cross country has taught me perseverance, optimism, and leadership. I consider my experiences as a runner to be just as educational as my time as a student. When I started running as a freshman, I consistently finished last, at a time of about 26 minutes for a 5k race. Running wasn't easy for me, running was…

Cross country running is a team or individuals running sport which may consist on running through grass, wooded uphill and downhill areas and sometimes gravel roads. This is a sport men or women of all ages can participate in year round. Many cross runners become involved in the sport during their high school years and continue doing it as a way to stay fit over the years. Cross county running has been around since the beginning of time it was referred to as “hare and hound” or “the paper…

different. As I was staring at the sign-up sheet one day, I thought “What the heck is cross country?” That’s when I wrote my name down. I remember asking my mom to explain it to me and thought “I'm only doing this because I’ve got to be better at running than volleyball, right? How hard can it even be?” I was wrong. It was harder than I thought to run as fast as I could for 1.7 miles. Striving to better my time each race, I was confident that this was now my favorite sport. It was a frigid,…

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…

Track Season Hot, sweaty, and tiring; there is nothing like track season. My love for track started when I was in elementary school. We had field days, and every field day we had an event called the relay race. I was last leg and everyone was always looking forward to seeing my performance. My relay team always won because I was the one who brought in the gold. Those years are now a memory. When my senior year of high school started, things started to get bumpy; I rarely attended practice…

“They can’t stop what they can’t catch” This very Nike quote explains where my love for running began. This story is about me winning my first Track race. The day started well going through my classes as usually just as commonly as I do. During lunch I was thinking all about what I was going to eat; healthy or not-healthy. I also had to think about hydration and how much I wanted to eat. My nerves would always tense whenever someone mentioned the meet later today. Then came the ninth period-…

As for me, running long distance made me a better runner. I was doing longer, tougher workouts on a daily basis. It felt great to say, “Oh yeah, we just ran 4.5 miles today.” Running is the most individual sport. Unless you’re competing in a relay, for the most part, there is no relying on your teammates to score an extra point or be your backup in case something goes wrong. The one thing your teammates can give you is emotional support from the…

One year ago today, the first ever Greeley Cross Country Championships was hosted, a 5k race at Josephine Jones Park between the five high schools in Greeley, Colorado- Frontier Academy, Greeley West, University Schools, Northridge, and Greeley Central. Last year Frontier placed first at the meet in the boys race. However, since then their top runners graduated and the Central boys became a real threat to many teams. Although today was mainly a way for Central to come out on top, I wanted…