Cross-Country Analysis

I ran both Track and Cross Country and was named Cross Country team captain my junior year. This meant that I was to help mentor and train all the runners on the team, especially the new incoming freshman. This included teaching them about runnning but also making sure they had good grades and were keeping up their classes so they could continue running. Not only did I help mentor runners on my team but I also often mentored and ran with runners on a local middle school team. I thouroughly enjoyed this experience and look forward to mentoring students in the future either academically or in other activities that I enjoy

I had heard about the cross country team but I didn’t know anyone who was a part of it. The cross country team was full of girls who were welcoming and shared the same passion for running as me. I was putting in a lot of time into this team, from long practices everyday and meets every Wednesday and Saturday, but I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I was able to mentor the younger members on the team and share my love for running with them. After being a part of this team for three years, together, we have won three consecutive senate championships and developed a bond like no other.

There are many skills that are required for this job and some of them include knowing the sport of high school cross country, being able to work with the kids running on the teams by coaching them as well being able to motivate them when it’s needed, being able to manage a team, and working with other people. Knowing the sport is important because I need to know the how meets are run such as scoring and rules also I need to know the state high school athletics governing board and their rules along with the schools. Being able to coach the kids and work with them is important because I need to teach them to how to run a race properly, proper running form, and many other things that need to be

The final seconds of a cross country meet when you are sprinting down the straight away, looking at the finish line, trying to beat just one more person, is one of the most mentally and physically exhausting moments I’ve ever encountered. In the Fall of 2014 things just clicked with our girls cross country team. Winning Bi-county, Conference, Sectional, and advancing to Regional and Semi-state, was unexpected to everyone around us. Losing five of our seven varsity runners the year before got us moved from our small school rank of 3rd to 13th. Getting moved ten spots on that list motivated us even more to prove to everyone what we could do without those graduated seniors.

Last year I started a new sport, cross country. I only did it because my lacrosse coach said that it might help me get better for lacrosse. So I went to the first late summer practice last year to see what this was like, so then we did warm-ups and a lap around the track. Then it was the first time I met coach Chase, My first impression of him was going to be very strict, But soon realized that this was false because of one of the first things he said. He said “I know there are a lot of nerves here right now, but cross country isn’t about winning every race, that comes later” then continued with “Cross country is about showing what you can do to yourself.” This struck me very hard because I was not that fast and was near the back. Through that fall the team did very well, I also made some progress myself. After the season was over I made a decision.

We quickly received a summer training schedule and I started training. I soon came to the realization that this sport was just what I needed. Cross-country was the key that unlocked my jail cell, and I started dropping times – fast. As my freshman season came to a close, I ran a personal record (PR) of 19:49, somewhat rare among brand new runners. At around the same time, my dad received orders to move back to Pace, Florida, where I had spent part of my elementary school days. I joined my new team but unfortunately could not perform well. I didn’t run very much after my freshman season, so I basically had to start from scratch with a 25:05 time trial. As a result of hard work, I PR’d in my last race with a 19:36, but that wasn’t the highlight of the season. I had people helping me through this struggle the whole

I was a late-comer to athletics. So when the distance coach recruited me in tenth grade, it was a pleasant surprise to be half decent. I was deemed the most improved cross country runner in the nation, dropping six minutes for a 4K, landing me in my first state race. I have since been a contributing part of my varsity team. I have been All-Conference and All-Section for the past three years. This past year, my cross country team won state and nationals. I, myself, was runner-up in the team division at nationals. In Track and Field, I also competed at state. Running has become a huge part of my life, teaching me many lessons, especially that there is always room for

Over the course of my high school cross country career, I have made it to state twice and onto varsity my sophomore, junior, and senior year. But those successes did not happen overnight. Sore muscles, blistered feet, and gruesome practices were just a few of the obstacles that challenged me. Furthermore, our team was known

One thing should be said about Cross Country, it is no easy sport. Most of the time is spent running, miles upon miles. There is not always someone around to monitor everyone’s activity levels, it would be very easy to stop running; however, doing that only hurts oneself. Even though times it would have been easier to quit, I persevered, knowing that it would benefit me in the long run.

I was born to run. I adore the feeling of aching legs, winded breath, and the absolute joy of knowing I have accomplished something so utterly momentous: winning a race. When I run, I feel strong and vivacious both on the inside and on the outside. Last year, I decided to join the high school cross-country team. I was extremely excited and could not wait for practice to begin, but I was also somewhat nervous. What if I was not talented enough? What if my skills were not competent enough? What if the coaches thought I was just… mediocre? I was so nervous, I began to doubt and feel dubious about my running potentiality.

Let alone running a cross country race is hard, but it’s even harder when your mind is racing in a million different directions. The Saturday before my grandma passed away, I had to run the most important meet of the year, Running Rivers Conference, that day. Running that race was the most adversity I had ever faced. All I wanted to do was to help my grandma, and I didn’t

The coach for the cross country team is John Cornet. Cornet teaches here at Phoenix High School in the social studies department. The assistant coach for cross country is Carolena Campbell, she teaches emergency care and body works at Phoenix High School. The athletic director is Toby Walker he is the coach and athletic counselor. The practices are after school, runners exercise two to nine miles every week day. The team only gets 1 water break at the halfway mark, or if it’s a longer run they get two. All start to run together, then later they break off and pace

Through the years I participated, I learned many important values and skills that were not only beneficial to my running career, but my life as well. Cross Country is not a sport that you can automatically be great at. You have to work your mileage up in order to get started, and increase your workout intensity in order to get better; because of this, I would wake up in the morning to

Welcome to the 2015 Cross-country season, thank you for coming. We are excited to start so we can begin discovering what is in store for this season. We have set lofty goals for this season and it will be interesting to watch the kids develop and strive for the opportunity to have new experiences. Cross-country is a bit different than other sports all participants grade 7-12, male and female work out at the same time and compete at nearly all of the same places. Everyone has the chance to compete at every event. Cross-country requires dedication and time, in return your athlete will have an experience they will remember, be properly supervised by the 4 coaches, learn a great deal about running and themselves, and have the opportunity to

“This is my country” is a nationalistic song where the performer used their praise of country to show people how they are proud to be a Mexican people. While listening to the vocalist’s breath control, I felt that they did not need to hold a long breath to make high or long tone, which make me feel, it is a chest voice and more than falsete. Even though, the song is about how they are proud to be a Mexican. From their singing, I felt it is a sad song and from the lyrics, I found that the performers mentioned their country has a flower of sadness and a pained heart. The first time, I listened to this song, I remembered that, I heard this singing style before which it was hallelujah, where people sing in church, one of them that have a similar