The Running Man

came up to me and said,”How are you feeling? You loose and relaxed?” I told her I was ready, but my hip was still tight. She just said it was probably nerves and I agreed, that was very likely today. As the first heat started, I was picturing myself running my best race yet. Then the second heat went. Then it was showtime. As I was walking to my lane, I looked to the infield to Coach Harsin she gave me the thumbs up. Then I looked up to the stands to my parents, they were cheering and clapping.…

There was a baby boy, in the middle of nowhere, crying out for his mother. He had been left for dead when his mom, taking him to the village, was charged by a pack of wolves. They had unwittingly interrupted their hunting! The baby fell off the horse but his mom couldn’t get him because the wolves were too overwhelming. The wolves chased his mom away and he is all alone. He keeps crying when suddenly, the wolves returned! They are circling him, smelling and looking, seeing who and what had…

1932. Abebe was born in a poor family. To support his family, young Bikila joined the Imperial Bodyguard Squad of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. At the work, Bikila tries to earn as much as money he could to help his family. One day Abebe was running for fun and Swedish Coach, Onni Niskanen recognized Bikila’s athletic talent when he was sent to a government camp. Abebe Bikila began to prepare for the Olympics when he was 24 years old. In 1958, Bikila entered the National armed Forces…

I, however, tend to view the future to be like a jog through a busy park. In this, the journey becomes the most important part of the jog and the jogger gets to determine when to finish. In a jog, you can take in the atmosphere of where you are running; noticing all of the mystifying beauty that had seemed to be so secretly concealed. Also along the path you get to meet other joggers as you cross paths on road called life. As you jog together for what seems to be a brief moment in time, you…

would be first or last. My aunt Trena, who had earlier that year lost her life to ovarian cancer, was my motivation for running this race. To be patient, to be resilient, and to trust myself, are small, yet important qualities of life I learned during my training for the Susan Komen race…

Introduction Definition of Sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance in a limited period of time. It is a form of running involving going very short distances in very small amounts of time. The act or an instance of sprinting, especially a short race at top or full speed. In running, swimming, cycling or rowing, it is a burst of speed of activity to move rapidly or at top speed for a brief period. Stages of Sprinting 1. Drive When the sprinter bursts from a dead still position into…

As the warm, July sun broke out of its slumber and the twilight sky vanished, I was trudging deep into the Steens Mountains along with one-hundred other runners. Months of sweat and callused feet were spent preparing for this one day: Big Day. Stories told by past campers filled my ears, giving me nightmares and excitement. The first eighteen miles whizzed by as we hiked through the dehydrated bushes with the beating sun gazing down on us. The real story layed within the last couple of miles.…

Irrational Delirium Scars I had just finished running laps in my fifth grade gym class, so I walked to go sit in the middle in the gym, like we always do after we run. I went to sit near my friend. Everyone had finished running laps at that point, and the teacher had started talking. Suddenly, the ground under me didn’t feel so steady anymore. I started to become nervous. I gasped as black specks appeared in my vision while trying to blink them away. My friend was asking me if I was okay, and…

Running seems to be a pretty straightforward sport where the runners use the exercise as a way to get fit or lose weight, join marathons, or both. However, there are different types of running that you can choose from—it depends on what you’re trying to achieve in running. Improved endurance, strength and speed are just some benefits you can gain from running regularly. Knowledge on the types or running can be advantageous in choosing what fits your needs depending on what you want to improve at…

My greatest accomplishment could be my desire to try something new. Joining track and field and cross country with no previous competitive running experience. The proud feeling of being able to letter in both sports. However, my track time improved by around a minute in each of my three events. So is that my greatest accomplishment? Maybe it is the great improvement in my basketball leadership skills? Being able to receive a varsity letter my first year on the basketball team is another…