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always been a big part of my daily life, but I never imagined that cross country would have such an immense impact on my way of living. I had never even thought about pursuing distance running until my friend, Jared, tried to convince me to join the cross country team in 7th grade. At that time, the thought of running for long periods of time did not seem appealing to me. At first, I did not even consider this notion, but with a couple days of persuasion, I decided that I would give it a try. My…

The track season was the hardest most adrenaline filled thing i’ve ever partook in. Everyday at practice we’d run probably two miles total, and that was just the sprinters. The long distance probably ran four or five. Track meets were always very intense, you could feel the electricity in the air. There was a dash of suspense also, it’s suspenseful because you can only do four events, and track meets were about six to seven hours long, and one sprint event only takes like literally a minute. You…

way to our third cross country meet of the season. The reason I was so nervous was because last meet I had finished 18th overall, or second place sixth grader, and now I felt an overwhelming needed to finish at least 18th overall. Thoughts kept on running through my head like I was pushing so hard last meet! I don’t think it is possible for me to perform as well this meet, I just got lucky last meet and the other runners must have not performed as well, and that’s why…

getting the most out of you running program - then I suggest to you keeping a running log/journal. Keeping a personal journal of your runs helps you track your progress, avoid past drawbacks and even inspire you to tackle new accomplishments. Serious runners leave out no detail of their runs, no wonder they can perform on such a high level. This high level performance comes out from the deeper understanding of which conditions fuel their performance in the first place - running journal is key…

Frozen in fear, I stared at the deadly serpent for a moment. As it slithered into pouncing position, I rapidly spun myself 180 degrees and sprinted toward safety. Running faster than I ever had before, I swiftly cut in and out of trees until I found my way back to the trail and saw my dad. My brother and sister, unaware of the snake, asked why I sprinted back to the path. Breathing heavily and secreting loads of…

hayduke hess When jenny pointed out the trees we knew there must be water. So we started running as fast as we possibly could in the heat to get there but every step brought excruciating pain to our feet. The ground was flaming hot it burned my feet so bad. When we got there to the trees the ground felt so good and cold in the shade. I saw three big white blobs in the middle of the forest but as soon as we got to them I noticed they were camping trailers with red stripes and…

a roller coaster, my nerves were slightly calmed by the presence of Tyler and Alex, the other seventh grade boys on the team. Before this, the only running I had done was for PE. Even though I should have done more, my preparation over the summer consisted of only one run. I was a relatively good runner, but I hadn’t practiced at all, and my running would reflect on that. The next week, when our practice began, I was back in her room. Sitting in the last row again, I watched as my unfamiliar…

you back to the bunkhouse!” We took off running and pushing each other, Cody won. “Ah! I won.” Cody said. “I'm to tired to run.” I said as I tried to catch my breath. “Brooklyn, Cody, get everyone out of the bunkhouse, dinners ready.” Uncle Sam yelled to us. Cody and I walked up the steps. “Guys, time for dinner.” Cody said as he walked in the bunkhouse. “Okay. Were coming.” Strait yelled as he got up from the bed he was laying on. Cody started running down the stairs, as he ran down…

strategies so that their goals can be successfully accomplished. Sport nutrition for marathon runners will be considered for the entire year to include eating the most nutritious and organic food available and affordable. The time of day for running will be in the morning hours, if possible, to reflect the time of day for the marathon on 31 Dec and the Boston Marathon. This will be particularly important during the last month of the competition cycle. The athlete will try to run in…

greatest talent would be that i can run really fast. On many occasions i have ran faster than even star athletes in track i may not be able to run for long at full speed but at the speed i go it's amazing i don't wobble and fall down. I really like running it makes me feel unstoppable. One time when i was in 8th grade we were doing relay races and my team always one not just because of me of course but i had a huge hand in our wins. I haven't raced anyone in quite some time maybe about a year…