Cross country running

There I was, running through the abyss of the mossy Montana forest. All my dreams had come true. As I moved further into the forest, I reflected on my life. After years of intense studying and training, I managed to make it into Montana State University. Daily I’d find myself running 10 or so miles on the college’s varsity cross country team. I challenged my mind through the advanced programs, and had A’s in every single one of them. Every night and day for 6 years, I worked myself to extremes.…

sprinter and a relay so I had to deal with passing off and getting the button while running. I also had to work with stilts I think that's what they are called well I had to put them so they felt comfortable and be easier to run out of. We did this about every practice.…

the first hurdle that signifies who is running the fastest; I’m shaking; my heart is pounding out of my chest; I feel the sweat dripping down my face already; I think of nothing but my breath and my speed; I begin to feel numb. By the 200 meter mark, I tap into the last ounce of energy left in me to give a last kick to bring me to full speed. I’m at the last hurdle, and I can barely feel my legs, but I have to keep running, only another 10 meters until I cross the finish line.…

It was my 5th grade year and it was my first ever track meet for this year. Our coach had told us that they would be calling what running event would be coming up. I was put in the 4x200 and also the 4x100 but we had to dropped out of the 4x200 because there were no other team competing in the race. They had just said last call for the 4x200 and that meant that the 4x100 was coming up soon. Our relay had to practice hand offs so they would be perfect for the race. The had the 2nd call for the…

“They can’t stop what they can’t catch” This very Nike quote explains where my love for running began. This story is about me winning my first Track race. The day started well going through my classes as usually just as commonly as I do. During lunch I was thinking all about what I was going to eat; healthy or not-healthy. I also had to think about hydration and how much I wanted to eat. My nerves would always tense whenever someone mentioned the meet later today. Then came the ninth period-…

As for me, running long distance made me a better runner. I was doing longer, tougher workouts on a daily basis. It felt great to say, “Oh yeah, we just ran 4.5 miles today.” Running is the most individual sport. Unless you’re competing in a relay, for the most part, there is no relying on your teammates to score an extra point or be your backup in case something goes wrong. The one thing your teammates can give you is emotional support from the…

One year ago today, the first ever Greeley Cross Country Championships was hosted, a 5k race at Josephine Jones Park between the five high schools in Greeley, Colorado- Frontier Academy, Greeley West, University Schools, Northridge, and Greeley Central. Last year Frontier placed first at the meet in the boys race. However, since then their top runners graduated and the Central boys became a real threat to many teams. Although today was mainly a way for Central to come out on top, I wanted…

Competing in the race itself was already a culmination how far i had come on my journey towards attaining a more healthy lifestyle. Personally, as someone who used to be out of breath by just walking up a flight of steps, even the thought of just running, let alone in…

I have always been good at running. In middle school, I would always be the first to finish the mile long run for my Physical Education class. At that time, I often ran the mile in seven minutes flat; I was always at least thirty seconds ahead. It was the same outcome in high school as a freshman; however, that was not the case as a sophomore. As a sophomore, I ran the mile in seven minutes, but another sophomore, George, would run it in six minutes and fifty seconds. I wondered why he was so…

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…