Cross country running

feeling in my stomach. I was here for the initiating cross country meeting, where Mrs. Jewett would explain what we would be doing through the season. I didn’t want to do this. I didn’t know why I was. The people around me joked amongst each other. Feeling lightheaded as though I was flying around on a roller coaster, my nerves were slightly calmed by the presence of Tyler and Alex, the other seventh grade boys on the team. Before this, the only running I had done was for PE. Even though I…

the bad ways, but Meadow is not one of those people. Meadow Link is a person who inspires us to follow our hearts, but also be aware of others’ hearts on the way. Meadow is a person who never gives up on any type of work she has to do. In Cross Country, Meadow ran the entire way on our two mile runs, something that others and I couldn’t do. Meadow even told me how hard it is to run two miles, and she inspires by the way she runs like that many times, while I have only ran all the way in a…

Running from the Fitness Center, none of us expected to gain a teammate on our run. No one guessed that this teammate would unify us and solidify our brotherhood. After passing the Keeter Center on our long run, we slowed to decide where to run. “Misty Richards!” I howled, intending the comment to serve as a satirical joke. Misty Richards, one of Loyal’s favorite routes, consists of a few miles running downhill, then running the entire route backward, going up instead of down, and ending at the…

Running a 5k can be a very difficult task to do but when you can over exceed your expectation and do better than someone that you know is a better runner than you, can make you feel good about yourself. A 5k can be the easiest thing to do in the world if you run as part of your daily workout routine or do it as a sport but it can be a very challenging task as I thought it was when my dad told me about it a week before the race and I really had no time to train. My dad pressured myself to do the…

made it my priority to see that my responsibilities are completed to the best of my ability, and that the commitments I undertake are maintained until they have been fulfilled. My junior year of high school, I joined the cross country and track teams in order to get in better running shape. I immediately found myself thrust into a leadership role, having the fastest times in the mile and the 800m runs – and anchoring the 4x800m relay team. We practiced…

award for Most Improved in cross country. That day I felt on top of the world. As a matter of fact, I felt on top of the world that entire season. I was never athletic, as a matter of fact, before joining Track the year before, I had never ran more than three feet in my entire life. The first day of cross country was an awful start. We had to time our first mile in the 90 degree heat. Needless to say, I walked home that day feeling a bit dejected. But cross country practice came and went…

Grit Paragraph When I was in 8th grade, I decided to join cross country; I was unaware of just how much grit it would take to run it. It was my first practice, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. The first thing we did was go to a little isolated plain of grass and stretch to prepare our muscles for the running. While we were running I told myself, “I got this.” Practice was pretty simple and I thought I had the whole idea down. After about a week or so, we had our first meet. When we got there…

As I approached my senior year I anticipated becoming a team captain of the cross country girls team, one who pushes the girls, cheers them on during practices and races, and comforts them in their hard times. The team captains I had my other three years inspired me to be better by encouraging me to run faster, giving me quotes before meets, cheering me on at races, and becoming some of my best friends. I looked up to them as a shining example and knew I wanted to carry on the team captain…

started running. I was exhausted but the finishing point was so close. Run! Just run as fast as you can! As I was running I felt something wet and slimy covering my legs, I tried my best to ignore it and keep running but it felt so gross I wanted to stop and check what it was. A few feet away from the finish line I sprinted and passed a couple of people, when I was finished I was proud I was able to keep running. Last year when I signed up for cross country I wasn’t very good at running because…

My greatest accomplishment could be my desire to try something new. Joining track and field and cross country with no previous competitive running experience. The proud feeling of being able to letter in both sports. However, my track time improved by around a minute in each of my three events. So is that my greatest accomplishment? Maybe it is the great improvement in my basketball leadership skills? Being able to receive a varsity letter my first year on the basketball team is another…