Long-distance track event

Footsteps or trails? Neither. Have you ever walked through a trail for the first time and felt the soft caressing breeze? Have you ever appreciated its surroundings, the soft round pebbles, dust, fallen leaves and branches - some dried and others fresh? Have you ever appreciated the old wrinkled trees bordering it and the ridged ground which marks those who walked down that trail before? Well, I have and still do. Ten years ago, on my way back home after running some errands, I walked through…

backpacking trail of almost thirty miles. (See our leader’s trail map.) With eighteen in the group, the adults were Tim, our leader, Steve, Jim A. and Gale. Some of the daughters were, Amy, Heather, Lori Miles, Sheila, Christie, and Christine. After a long day’s hike and spectacular mountainous views, setting up camp came next. However, there is nothing more relaxing than fishing in a Sierra mountain stream or lake in the afternoon. Even better yet, actually catching some trout and augmenting…

gone to Santa Cruz, California for a vacation. They were at the boardwalk, and since the rides were closed, chilling out at the beach was the best option. Brynn was swimming, and April was trying to splash Iris, who was sitting near the beach. After a long day of playing and getting soaked in the salty and playful water, the three headed back to the hotel. “I wish I could go to the beach everyday. The water speaks to me,” said April. “Yeah, it’s cold in New Jersey.” Brynn remaked. The three…

would highly recommend. Within minutes, hikers are seemingly transported back to prehistoric times. The trees are magnificent, the smells are fresh and the vegetation lush. It is reminiscent of a land before time. After descending for quite a distance, the Slhanay trail eventually joins back to the Chief path and the route home…

and safe. The fifth and final part is the parts of the trail, how long they are and description of each part. The fifth part of the explanation is in a table but besides that it is all just text. This explanation is informative about what the trail is like, but there isn’t any history.…

“The moment my legs begin to move my thoughts begin to flow,” Henry David Thoreau. As days get shorter, hikes get longer on the Jessie Gerard Trail. Over a hundred trips to the summit and the view only gets better. When talking about hiking it is common to ask what is your favorite trail. This is mine. With a scenic view over the farmington river while also looking west for miles, this is a trail that will always have a spot in my heart. Everyday we climb to unreachable heights. When you start…

Hiker's Decision to Stay Put Was the Right One: At First Geraldine Largay of Tennessee, according to her personal journal became disoriented July 2013 when she left the Appalachian Trail to use the bathroom. She was 66 years old, and an avid hiker. A report released Wednesday, May 25, 2016, by the Maine Warden Service stated that Geraldine Largay became lost after leaving the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Documents show she survived at least 26 days after getting lost. Her remains were discovered…

“Aren’t Cross Country and track like the same thing?” That is the question many runners get a lot, and it drives us crazy. This is because they are not the same thing at all. Yes you do run competitively against other teams, however they are both very different from one another, including the distances, terrain, and how much time the meet takes. The first thing I want to point out when running cross country is the distance, for both boys and girls it is a 5k race (3.1 miles). According to…

History of Track and Field Track and field is one of the oldest sports in the world, and throughout the years it has evolved in so many different ways.Track and field began in 776 BC, and that is also when the Olympic Games began. "Athletic Scholarships. (http://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-track-and-field.htm) When track and field began there was only one event and it wasn 't even a running event. Gender, in track and field, was very different back then than it is today and has…

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…