Running

Running from the Fitness Center, none of us expected to gain a teammate on our run. No one guessed that this teammate would unify us and solidify our brotherhood. After passing the Keeter Center on our long run, we slowed to decide where to run. “Misty Richards!” I howled, intending the comment to serve as a satirical joke. Misty Richards, one of Loyal’s favorite routes, consists of a few miles running downhill, then running the entire route backward, going up instead of down, and ending at the…

I was introduced to running in junior high school. Here, as part of my Physical Education requirement, I was required to run a mile every Wednesday. At first, I greatly disliked running. I would run out breath after 0.25 miles, and would barely finish the mile at a time of 6:26. Over the course of the year, I started to run around my local neighborhood. These short runs would be 20 minutes, and later in the year, these runs increased to an hour. With these runs, I noticed a considerable…

“Runners to your marks”. I take two strides forward along with all the other runners that will be trying to outrun me, as I am trying to do the same. Standing out in the hot baking sun my heart pounds violently in my chest, my breath becomes deeper to calm my nerves that flood my brain, beads of sweat run down my sun baked face and plummet to the ground. Walking up to the waterfall line, I hear nothing but my heart pounding in my ears like two timpani’s in an instrumental band. Then the race…

The Running Man by Michael Bauer demonstrates the experiences of marginalising and ‘putting people in boxes’ through the lives of multiple characters in the book. The characters that interpret this idea effectively are Tom Leyton and Joseph Davidson. An outsider is an individual that is often misunderstood, and are considered misfits that are excluded and experience isolation. They are faced with prejudice and the harsh judgement and negative perception from the community. In this novel, Michael…

In my whole life, it never ran through my head, that I would fall in love with running and especially that I would be considered a valuable asset for the team. When I started in freshman year, the only reason I joined was because I heard that involvement during high school would make your college application stand out. I started out…

Lauderdale Elementary school has a running competition every year for 5th grade students. Two students will be selected by principal, Mrs.Newman, to see who can run a mile the fastest. Students will have a week to practice with their coach, Coach Ledoux, in order to win the competition. As students were in class, the announcements came on. Students didn’t pay close attention until Mrs.Newman said, “We’ve finally got our votes for the 5th grade competition” The students leaned closer to the…

Running in circles In my first year of middle school, I joined cross country. Each meet I see the pain and frustration in runners faces. It didn't matter if they were in front of you or not. Each meet was like this, except it was different people every time. Everyone is trying to triumph and persevere. It was hard for there to be a time that someone didn't try enough so you couldn't see their boiling sweaty head. When It did happen, then you could almost see they had a conflict on the inside.…

a sport, a career or a hobby, everyone has that something that they do and love that is deeply woven into our lives. This "thing" is so important that taking this one "thing" away would tear any person apart. My passion, my hunger, my "thing" is running cross country. There has never been a moment wasted on my sport due to its inherent ability to build a person's character and teach the athletes the importance of goal setting. During my freshman year, I ambitiously said my goal was to run at the…

Improve health 1. Why did you choose the selection of “Running to Improve Health”? I have chosen “Running to Improve Health” because it seemed like a unique subject. There are so many reasons why running is good for your health. It is a good way of exercise for your body. In my opinion running is a very good way of being healthy. 2. How will running improve your health? It can improve your health in abounding ways such as: raising your (good) cholesterol level, reduce the risk of developing…

Cross country running is a team or individuals running sport which may consist on running through grass, wooded uphill and downhill areas and sometimes gravel roads. This is a sport men or women of all ages can participate in year round. Many cross runners become involved in the sport during their high school years and continue doing it as a way to stay fit over the years. Cross county running has been around since the beginning of time it was referred to as “hare and hound” or “the paper…