Girl with a One-Track Mind

this way until 8th grade when my P.E. coach asked me if I had ever run track. As I walked into the echo filled gym that smelled of socks, and sweat I passed my 5ft tall P.E. teacher, Coach Atkinson, she unexpectedly took me aside and said what every person says when they meet me ‘How. Tall. Are. You.’ For the billionth time I answered 6ft. tall and was about to zone out when she asked me if I had ever considered doing track. I thought for a moment then answered “No, but I think it would be fun…

back to where I used to be. On the way to the track meet, the school bus window condensation blurred the view of the outside world. All I could see looking out my window were the blurred lights of passing cars in the darkening afternoon. My canada goose jacket rested beside me protecting my hip from pounding itself into the metal framework of the moving bus. My headphones blasted Roy Wood’s Waking at Dawn album, while the other teammates on the track team listened to their own tunes. I clutched…

There’s no doubt in my mind that King & Country was a good horse. 16 starts, 11 wins, 1 place, and 3 shows is pretty respectable, among all crowds, not just here in-game. However, King & Country put even more in his offspring than he did on the track. Of 8 foals, all are winners, half have a 100% record, and he has 3 (and arguably 4) major competitors in Country Girls, Thee Wild Child, Pay Your Dues, and now maybe Catalyst. All together, they have 3 track records, though none still standing.…

the end of high school begins to approach. Running that track all four years taught me more than just how to pass a baton. Teamwork and support were key factors in shaping my personality. Time flies, almost as if yesterday I were a freshman; however, I now hold many more I redeeming qualities. I owe majority of my positive transformation to my track team. I evolved from a quiet insecure young girl to a self-assured adolescent. Prior to track, I was just an immature fourteen-year-old, entering…

was going to race motocross before I was born. Although my family has since moved on from racing, it had been everything for as long as I can remember. I clearly remember the loud and hectic Friday nights and the chaotic Sunday mornings spent at the track. The dedication we, my two brothers and I, had towards the extreme sport and the dedication our parents showed towards our passion will forever be apart of me. By the time I was born, my family had already tried many various forms of…

biggest challenge i 've faced was at my first track meet. I started track in seventh grade. I hadn 't ever done a sport in my life before track. I started track for a couple of reasons. One, I had always wanted to do a sport. I was too uncoordinated to do like basketball and i was scared of getting hurt in volleyball or softball, and i didn 't think i was pretty enough for cheer. So I basically talked myself out of any sport and I remember track crossing my mind but i said “No i can’t run…

Courtney Liccardi. She had very transcendent (10) plans for such a small town girl. Courtney had just been accepted into Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard gave Courtney a magnanimous (2), full ride scholarship for a track. Track was her heart and soul, she then later met her whole heart, Bentley North. They were meant to be, he ran long distance, just like Courtney did. He asked her to be "his girl" on the first day of their eighth grade year. Courtney remembered his exact…

hearts beating. They were nervous, very nervous. They gathered their flags and headed to warm-up. They were awful quiet for a group of teenage girls, but rightly so, they were about to perform their first winter guard show. Myself and the other co-directors, gave instructions that they listened to very carefully. “Smile, chin up, and have fun.” The girls responded with multiple anxious questions. My words gave them short term comfort as I watched their smiles’ peak out of their flush cheeks, and…

of invincibility to the one who has no knowledge or experience. This kind of innocence is often shown in teenagers who have not began the path of adulthood, which would be portrayed as ignorant. Once innocence is gone, one’s mindset and views become more pessimistic and less…

Joining the track and field team was one of the best decisions I made during high school. Track is the most mentally and physically challenging sport. Participating in the sport pushed me past boundaries I never knew existed within me. (cheesy?) During my sophomore year, I ran short distance competing in 100m and 200m sprints. However, this past spring, I decided to challenge myself even more and try long distance. The group of long distance runners was small -only 6 of us. Two of the runners…