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    the finish line and pick an extracurricular activity or sport to balance the scales. In my case, I needed an outlet to help offset my academic work load and give me something physical and competitive to take my extra energy out on. For me that was running Track & Field.…

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    My Sopohmore year in high school, track meant the absolute world to me. My goals that year were to win the regional title and advance to the state tracksmeet. Everyone I knew,including all my coaches, assured me my chances of receiving were very superior. I had worked incessantly towrads that objective. The whole year I was convinced I was going to win. Don't get me wrong, I stayed soft-spoken throughout the track year but, and I sure was ready to run more than ever! The regional titled I…

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    The example of the “The William James Technique for Competitive Running” and how it reduces running injuries and is also the number one version is similar to the example of the cow path because the cow path is useful and can be helpful to people. The cow path is supposed to be the main road that cows would follow. The path is useful to cows just like the training video is helpful to competitive runners. William James’ theory of development is set in three stages. The first stage is rejected,…

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    tranquil quietness of a keep running in the forested areas. About the peace, isolation, and flexibility. About the spotless air and tender breeze. Also, about the nonattendance of autos, group, exhaust cloud, movement lights, and black-top. On the other hand, simply ahead and consider those things—each is reason enough to set out toward the slopes. Also, here's another: You'll get fitter quicker by pounding so as to hit the trail than the asphalt. "Trail running is a superior workout for…

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    track meets, hard work was not the only lesson to learn. Even when you were pushing yourself to defeat the person running at a pace you are not used to, hard work was not the only thing you thought that would make you win the race at the very end. You learn that you must have it in yourself to finish the race. You also see that your whole team is supporting you and shouting your name. Running track was meaningful to me because I was able to learn that your mentality and friendly support can get…

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    I like running, not for its fitness purpose, but for the calmness it is given me. I like to run at my own pace, and this is a pretty wonderful thing. I used to run a mini marathon with my friends in China and this is the five things that running had taught me. First, I have to overcome some difficulties before reaches my destination. When I planning to run the marathon, the first mile is always the hardest for me. I cannot imagine myself successfully to run to the end. Every step is a challenge…

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    ran from place to place because I had a patience management problem. I did not like waiting or moving unwillingly slow, but I especially did not like getting somewhere late. Thus, my choice of transportation at the time, due to age limitations, was running. In elementary school, I ran just as much as most kids and just as fast. In sixth grade, I had the opportunity to go out for the track and field team, but I did not. At the time, none of my older siblings had participated in track. When I…

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    taste the sweat pouring down my face. I continued to run through the pain, lifting what now felt like my incredibly heavy legs I sprinted for my life. My heart’s pounding echoed throughout my body as I breathed heavily. I didn’t know where I was running to but I continued to pump my legs, mindlessly placing one foot in front of the other. It didn’t seem to matter where I was heading as long as it was out of the reach of those white devils and that tracker. I couldn’t understand why they wanted…

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    The Crux, or Southern Cross as it is more commonly known, is the smallest of the 88 constellations. I've have chosen it as it is the Constellation that I am always able to find. This is because it is a distinctive constellation, the stars within it form a cross that is visible from the Southern Hemisphere all year round. The points of the Southern Cross are formed by consist of four stars. These are called Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta Crucis. Throughout history it has served as a navigation…

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    meanings such as technological and cultural processes. How often do you look at your article of clothing and/or other objects that you use in your day to day life, and see that it is made in a country other than US? This is why the US is considered a lazy country to many other countries. We put every other country through the labor just so we can buy it for cheap and sell it for more on US territory, while the people who worked their behinds off get paid way lower than what we consider minimum…

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