Barefoot running

Competing in the race itself was already a culmination how far i had come on my journey towards attaining a more healthy lifestyle. Personally, as someone who used to be out of breath by just walking up a flight of steps, even the thought of just running, let alone in…

I have always been good at running. In middle school, I would always be the first to finish the mile long run for my Physical Education class. At that time, I often ran the mile in seven minutes flat; I was always at least thirty seconds ahead. It was the same outcome in high school as a freshman; however, that was not the case as a sophomore. As a sophomore, I ran the mile in seven minutes, but another sophomore, George, would run it in six minutes and fifty seconds. I wondered why he was so…

same sentence. And this isn’t even your everyday running to the fridge for a snack within the 20-second time span between Netflix episodes. We’re talking a whopping 26.2 miles. So surely everyone who runs this distance without pleading for death must be out of their mind, right? If that is the case then the elite, prestigious cult of marathon runners is clearly insane. But this is a prejudiced, biased opinion based on the human hatred for running. No one really knows about these special…

Running in circles In my first year of middle school, I joined cross country. Each meet I see the pain and frustration in runners faces. It didn't matter if they were in front of you or not. Each meet was like this, except it was different people every time. Everyone is trying to triumph and persevere. It was hard for there to be a time that someone didn't try enough so you couldn't see their boiling sweaty head. When It did happen, then you could almost see they had a conflict on the inside.…

ultramarathon is a feat for anyone. Everyone thought it would be impossible for a 16 year old girl. So why not? As a varsity cross country runner I am no stranger to running. The contradictory love-hate relationship strains the mind and body like to no other. My junior year cross country began to lose its appeal. The distances, the races, and the running in general had become monotonous. I live by the phrase “To be outstanding- you must become comfortable with being uncomfortable.” I constantly…

My efforts to finish Bloomsday My finest accomplishment was completed when I was nine. This achievement was done with the help of my family's athletic ability and capability to run. They indoctrinated me to believe in running. That's why I'm a runner today. My family convinced me to do Bloomsday. At first I did not want to but they are good convincers Bloomsday is a 12k race that makes Spokane famous. People come from around the world to race in it. So I was very jubilant when I was told I was…

Jello. The blistering sun filtered through the small canopy making the suffocating temperature even more unbearable. I swiped away the sweat running down my face. Just one more mile to conquer and I would be home. My legs were screaming in protest with every pounding step I took. I wasn't an athlete no where near one and I hated to run, unless I was running away from gym class. I don't know why, but my feet never did what I wanted them to do. It was as if my body wasn't completely connected…

have days that they feel unable to wake up and run. Even though running is often not what they want to do at 5:30 in the morning, they wake up because by running a few miles a week, they are able to work up to the goals they set and the incentives that are set across the board. Due to the ever increasing amount of homeless Americans, Back on My Feet works to lower the rate of homelessness using running. Many people would not pair running and philanthropy…

was welcomed with open arms by strangers, who all we had in common was the possible interest in running. My struggle was their struggle and as team, we were in it together. A unique bond of friendship formed during those long runs; it was a unity formed by the sharing of hardships and the words of encouragement. As those early morning summer practices came and went, I found an unexpected joy in running. No longer did I feel out of place, for I found my sport, my friends, and my home. Not only…

Alcohol has been around for thousands of years, first discovered by Neolithic humans. In the late 1700s, most Americans drank alcoholic beverages and preferred these beverages to drinking water, which was often contaminated. Alcohol was never viewed as a serious problem in America until after the Revolution. In the early nineteenth century, physicians, ministers, and larger employers created the anti-alcohol (temperance) movement. This movement was the result of concern about the drunkenness of…