Running

for a 5k race, learning life lessons, and building friendships along the way. For me, the best part was the running, I had a lot of energy growing up and running was a way for me to unleash it. The lessons were, for the most part, fun, interactive activities that tricked us into learning. I can truthfully say GOTR helped shape me into the person I am today and I am forever grateful. Running Girls on the Run is my fondest elementary school memory, so when I realized I could once again be…

My story is going to be about my first Cross Country race. I know it’s not that exciting, but it was for me. I met lots of people that day and I made some friends with the other team. Before the race I wallked from the High School to the Elementary. I walked with with Spencer and we talked a little bit. Once I got there I went to the bathrooms close to the concession stand. I changed there, left my stuff at the concessions stand, brought a water bottle with me, and I jogged to the course. Once…

The Jack & Jill’s Downhill Marathon and half marathon takes place on one of Washington's most scenic trails. Located in North Bend, just 31 miles from seattle runners will enjoy the sites of the picturesque John Wayne Trail as they make their way on a point to point course down a 1100 foot net drop from start to finish. A USATF certified course, and valid as a NY qualifier, the Jack & Jill’s race brings over 800 runners in both races combined, with over 240 competing in the half marathon alone.…

energy? Where do you turn when nothing is going right or when the one person who is supposed to welcome you rejects you, while turning their back on you? At the time, my really didn’t know. The only thought worth entertaining was the idea of running away. Running away to find a place to call home because when you are home you feel protected,…

You decide to take a jog you put on your shoes lace them up and head out the door. You take a few stretches and start running throwing your arms in the air pumping her legs and breathing in and out. You as you run with the Lake on your right-hand side the sun beaten on your face. Trying to keep your mind clear of all thoughts you continue this pace for some time you start to sweat breathe heavier and your legs are starting to burn. You realize you ran longer than you thought you actually ran to…

After reading The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, I think that it would be a wonderful addition to the books available for literature circles and a great candidate for the competition. Along with having a great plot line with meaningful morals for the reader, The Running Dream is a awesome book for note taking; including many vocabulary words, figurative language and persuasive language on hand. The Running Dream presents a well thought out message to the reader through the view of…

Personal Reflection: How did you connect with the movie on a personal level? While there are some aspects of the story that are different, the effects of my husband’s Running Head: WAR ROOM: A MOVIE REVIEW 3 absence and lack of participation has had on our relationship as well as the family dynamic are similar. The sadness in Danielle was apparent, which confirms the significance the parent’s relationship has on…

Football Field It started with a boy 15 years old named Jamarcus. He is a medium sized boy with short black hair. He is a very athletic boy, and his favorite game in the whole world was football. He had just moved to a new school in Texas. He was really excited because he knew they had a really good football program. His biggest worry about going to a new school was making friends. He wasn’t the most sociable person. He had trouble making friends in his last school. When he did start to make a…

represent Christo's contemporary approach to his art. I will discuss the format in which the film is constructed, which has an outline of a three part act film; the pre-production, production and post production portrayal of Christo's artwork in Running Fence In Running Fence (1978), the…

In this First Page of a Novel, I tried to use both direct and indirect characterization to kind of introduce the readers to the situation and kind of an idea of the main characters. I also tried to subtly let them in on the behavior, the mind set and language of the second narrator. I tried to show that the narrator was kind of humorous possibly a teenager with the statement “I apologize profusely for whatever boring narrative he has tortured you with” which kind of shows how moody all teenagers…