Cross country running

at the state cross country meet. That was the moment when I knew I could finish this race with a personal record. For five months, I had worked hard to qualify for state. When most kids were sleeping, I was running. When most kids were at the pool on hot summer days, I was running. It wasn’t just me though, I was on a team of nineteen fantastic girls and I had a great coach to keep me motivated. We were a close group of girls, whom would not have been friends without cross country. We had a lot…

heard the starting gun. This all was my first cross country meet at Sanborn, Iowa on September 18, 2017. My parents were not able to come because my mom was sick. The whole cross country team was there and so were all of their friends. No one showed up to watch me so I ran without worrying about what they were thinking of me. This was a very important race to me because it was the first time I was running for competition. I went out for cross country so that I could run with people my age…

every once and awhile a salty bead of sweat rolls down my face. In this moment my head is completely clear and I am completely focused. To many people running is a punishment, but to me it is the complete opposite. To me running is an escape from the world, something that saves me from drowning in the hectic world in which we live. I started running for sport when I was in third grade. The gym coach at my elementary school introduced me and a handful of other girls to a program called girls on…

tired out on the dry grassy grounds of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota during a 5K cross country race. Before the race I was very nervous and I would hope that it would not start. When the race started, it was extremely intense with all the runners around me moving faster as I struggled to keep up with them. I had a few options in front of me, some were easy and some were really hard while running. My easiest option was to just give up and walk out of the race which tempted me. Another…

hundred meters in and I was already walking. Everyone had told me that my first cross country race would be difficult but exciting, tiresome but exhilarating. I felt like 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…

As a team captain of my high school’s cross country and track teams, I make an extra effort to reach out to my underclassmen to make them feel welcome and supported. I know in my first year of running in high school, it was hard to feel welcome in a sport when everyone was literally running away from you. Luckily, I grew faster and made many amazing friends, but I believe everyone should be included in the team dynamic, even if they are not a top runner or an extrovert. New people on their first…

well-being. Even though Jeannette and I both suffered from injuries that required hospitalization, our experiences and mindset could not have been more different. My experience all began when I started to run cross country, which was in the seventh grade. While many of my other teammates were running with ease, I was enduring severe sharp pains in my hip. I went on with this pain for a long time before I finally convinced my mom to take me to the doctor. When we got an appointment with our…

1.0 Introduction 1.1 Athlete’s Profile The male athlete that has been chosen is currently competing competitively in athletics and his main events are 800m, 1500m and cross-country. He is 19 years old and has been in the sport for 6 years. He has participated in many track competitions organized by Singapore Athletics Association and also by other external organization. He has also won numerous events such as the Orange Ribbon Run (5km) in his age group. 1.2 Mental Skill Questionnaire The…

The thing about running is that you hate it until it’s over, at least for me that’s true. Personally, I like running, and it gives me a chance to get out and work towards something. All throughout high school, I’ve run track, and for two years I ran cross-country, both are great sports. The two years I ran cross-country made me wish I ran all four years. If you’re part of more than one sport, it’s natural to choose a favorite. Between the two mine is cross-country. The training, the weather, and…

The specific skill I choose is jogging a mile (4 laps) on the track. The components of the skills are a proper warm-up, the activity which in this case is jogging 4 laps around an outdoor track, and cool down. I usually start my run around 6-7 PM and the sun has already set by then. Script: Imagine a dark sky, look up at the moon if it’s out today, see the outdoor field and the black track, feel yourself walking down the steps to where the steps end and the track begins. You can feel the track…