Cross country running

I wanted to join Cross Country by one of the coaches. I reply quickly with a yes. I worked as hard as I can every single day in practice. Every week, I am one minute faster in the five kilometer races. I think to myself “If I keep improving at this rate, I should get a time below nineteen minutes by the end of next season.” By the end of the season of my sophomore year, I got a time of twenty-one minutes. Summer starts, the end of my sophomore year. My coach started a running club for people…

On November 12, the men and women’s cross-country teams finished their current season. The season ended with the team’s competing in a national meet in Mississippi where the men placed 8 of 17 and the woman’s team 11 of 14. Clint Woods, cross-country coach, stated in an email that this season’s focus to run as a group during meets had a positive impact on the teams. “Developing the ability to run as a team has been our biggest strength. We have a big pack of runners for the guys (group and)…

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…

On a daily basis, I am asked why I run. When people think of running, they think of absolute pain and distress. However, when I think of running, I think of freedom and strength. Running gives a sense of relief from the stresses of daily life; whenever I have a difficult day, jogging along trails and dirt roads instantly rids of the strain of the day. You feel free because your legs can venture wherever you may desire. After you run, there is a sense of achievement that fills your body with…

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…

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. This was my first year on the Scotus cross country team…

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…

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…

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.…

When I first joined the cross country team, I did not know much about myself as a runner, let alone the sport itself. I never felt like I completely belonged in anything I did, so I was terrified that I would feel, yet again, like an outcast. During my first practice, all that worry disappeared as I 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…