Marathon

At eleven years old, I stood in the stands with the rest of family, watching my dad cross the finish line of his first marathon. With pain and exhaustion clearly shown on his face, I was absolutely positive that he was insane. How could he have spent the last few months training for this? However, he wasn’t the only one who was crazy, I had seen people crawl, on their hands and knees, just to make through that race. I didn’t understand why all of these people were willing to do this to…

running a marathon, the climax of a running career. Every runner eventually will want the chance to run a marathon, a normal person won't be able to run a marathon, you need alot of training and alot of dedication towards the sport. From Jean-Paul’s words “...You may moan while you're out there, but the second you get back in your house after a…

Ali Burns Rough Draft Barefoot running can be described as running with little or no foot protection, basically running without shoes. Many runners have been switching to this trend in the past decade. Why? They believe that by removing the heel lift in shoes runners will be less subject to injury. Is this really true? In an article by Quinn, she states, “if treating foot pain was as simple as going barefoot, more podiatrists would recommend this simple solution” (1). As many people as…

At the 2005 Los Angeles Marathon and at the Gate River Run 15-K in Jacksonville, Florida, the fastest women runners were given a "head start" over the fastest men. In this battle…

the right ankle. The patient states that he has experienced discomfort for approximately the last three months, with the pain exacerbating after exercise. He discloses that he recently joined a local running club with the aim of training to run a marathon next year, leading to a significant increase in his activity levels. The patient is concerned as pain levels have increased dramatically as of late, causing him to miss the last few training sessions. At worst, he states that the pain scores an…

myself for the nonstop running. This was like nothing I had attempted before. My friends thought I was insane, and they were probably right. You have to be insane to subject your mind and body to something that excruciating. I was told to pick a marathon instead, but people run those everyday. I knew I was well within my limits to complete one. An ultramarathon was so far out of my comfort zone I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Very few people can complete one, as it requires a tremendous…

FINAL REFLECTION In 2015 I ran in an organized race .I had participated in the Madd Dash, also known as the Strides for Change run near Earl March Secondary School. I’ve recieved an approximate time of 28 minutes when finished running the 5km run. During the day of the run, it was very cold and in the middle of the run it started to hail. In 2016, I ran in the Kanata Race Day event at Richcraft Community center during May. The run was during good and well rounded weather conditions for the…

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…

Image a time when you forgot to warm up before a run and then regretted it later. Now think about how your horse feels every time you run him without a proper warm up. Without a proper warm up, you may be paying thousands of dollars in vet bills or even hospital bills if you or your horse gets injured during your run. Is running the fastest time really worth anything if you or your horse gets injured and can’t run again. The process of warming up your horse before a run may seem pointless,…

I have always been good at running. In middle school, I would always be the first to finish the mile long run for my Physical Education class. At that time, I often ran the mile in seven minutes flat; I was always at least thirty seconds ahead. It was the same outcome in high school as a freshman; however, that was not the case as a sophomore. As a sophomore, I ran the mile in seven minutes, but another sophomore, George, would run it in six minutes and fifty seconds. I wondered why he was so…