Silent Running

suffered from injuries that required hospitalization, our experiences and mindset could not have been more different. My experience all began when I started to run cross country, which was in the seventh grade. While many of my other teammates were running with ease, I was enduring severe sharp pains in my hip. I went on with this pain for a long time before I finally convinced my mom to take me to the doctor. When we got an appointment with our family doctor, he informed me that all the pain…

heros were important characters. In ‘Raymond's Run’ squeaky is a girl who has to watch over her brother and she takes him to her running practices.Squeaky is the fastest girl in her grade and she participates in races in her big race at the end of the story she discovered her brother likes to run also,squeaky puts her running career on pause to train her brother in his running career .In ‘the diary of a young girl’ miep is a woman who helps the franks go into hiding and brings them supplies.Anne…

As a team captain of my high school’s cross country and track teams, I make an extra effort to reach out to my underclassmen to make them feel welcome and supported. I know in my first year of running in high school, it was hard to feel welcome in a sport when everyone was literally running away from you. Luckily, I grew faster and made many amazing friends, but I believe everyone should be included in the team dynamic, even if they are not a top runner or an extrovert. New people on their first…

felt like the perfect event for me and I would always be excited to run it. On the day of my last race day, I was feeling nervous but determined to do my best. I remember my coach telling me, "Be aggressive, don't hold back" and I remember that when running. I step on the line, I took a deep breathe, look at my opponents then looking straight, head held high at the track, focus and ready. After a few moments, gun goes off and…

The history behind running barefoot dates back to several years ago. Running has been a practice for many people since the beginning of time. Undoubtedly, running has changed over the years and it has transformed into a source of competition, a source of healthiness, and even job opportunities. When researching running or unique ways to improve one’s running skills, people often come across the infamous tribe, the Tarahumara Indians. The book Born to Run, written by Christopher McDougall,…

Before becoming a senior and having the worries of completing applications, life in school was as simple as can be. As the years went by, my hobbies and extracurriculars I participated in had increased just as much as my knowledge of what I want to pursue in my post high school life. 6th grade was the year I had braces on my teeth. For 2 years they were a part of my life and every single day something was bothering me….what was the science behind them? How did they work? Orthodontics would be…

assistant director of Water for Food Institute on Innovation campus. The following are the details: Yukio Kumazawa: Yukio is a fan of marathon. He told me that he runs as a way to stay healthy and lose weight. He also enjoys the camaraderie of the running community and the thrill of road racing, and regaining the athletic glory experienced during an earlier stage of his life. He already has his pictures when he ran New York Marathon seven Years ago. However, he is willing to pay $40 more for…

Tendrils of frozen air grabbed at my skin; loose strands of hair sliced at my face. My family didn’t believe I had it in me. “You? Running? That’s a good one.” “Megan, don’t set irrational goals for yourself.” “You’ll probably pass out before the first mile.” Their words battered at my head, but with each stride I pounded their comments into the sidewalk. My family believing I couldn’t run a 5k race didn’t surprise me; if I was given the choice between going outside for the afternoon or…

Standing bare footed on the hot dirt road the sun beating down on my too large forehead but I knew I was going to have a blast. It was the year 2006 I was in long road, Jamaica I had joined a race with three of my older cousins and one long known friend. It was a race to see which out of all five of us was the future Usain bolt or the future vernicka Campbell, these two people are some of the best Olympic gold medalist of my island Jamaica; track stars. My father Leroy had heard from my…

Lined up on the starting line, the women's 400 was about to start. “Runners on your marks” the official said, standing off to the side, Emily loaded into her blocks one foot at a time. She’s won every 400 race this track season and last track season.”Set”, Emily raised her legs, then the gun fired, off she went getting in front of each person leaving them behind her soon she was in the front she was on the last stretch of the 400, she didn't even look tired unlike the other girls far behind her…