Descriptive Essay About Running

When I began as a high school freshman, it quickly became a normal as well as an essential part of life. I ate, I slept, I sometimes did homework, and I ran but, not necessarily in that order.

I will discuss about track and field, its history, and how it can benefit you. Even if you're a slow jogger, you'll burn at least 10 calories per minute of running. That means you'll run off a block of chocolate in less than 23 minutes! Everyone can participate in track and field, you might think it's too much work or you don't fit in this sport, after reading one of its benefits you'll change your mind and might give it a try.

In today’s society we all are trying to find a place in which we belong. We tend to surround ourselves with people who we share a common interest with. Finding a community is a goal that several humans have, we spend most of our lives trying to fit into society in one form or another. Some people are not always successful but the ones that find their own community are the lucky one. Luckily I am apart of that group. Ever since I was younger I have participated it sports, like soccer, field hockey also track and field. In each sport I have found the value of community and the importance of creating healthy relationships. However, between all of the sports I have played track and field would have to be the one where I truly feel at home. In the eighth grade I threw away my soccer cleats and traded them in for track spikes. Before I joined track I never knew how much went into it. The average person may think all track runners just run around in circles for fun. But, there is so much more to it, in order to be successful in

If I didn’t like this sport, I would go find one with a bench in it. Running is a mental sport. No half times, time outs and no breaks. From start to finish….. I run cross country. Cross country is not just me being athletic it’s: I train, I’m confident, I have the guts, sprite and the Accomplishment when you finish strong. Fun, active, skillful, cross country will make me happy no matter what. I believe in cross country.

I remember when I turned five, something in my mother’s head clicked. She wanted me to join track. I did not understand the point of running just to reach the finish line. Other sports like football, soccer, etc. have something to run for, but what does track have to run for? Yes, it’s to reach that finish line, but what is that going to do for me? That was the first thought that came to my seven-year-old self. Let’s just say for the first couple years my thoughts about running were far from being changed.

It is the first day of school, well it is for me because it’s my fourth day in the United States. Many of the students in the first grade classroom have been in class for a couple months. A teacher tries to make me feel better of the new surroundings, I have to face the school cafeteria for the first time and I make a lifelong friend. The two first experiences in school were tough, but I made a true friend on the fourth day in the country.

CRACK! I start sprinting back because I know it’s way over my head. It’s the bottom of the 7th were up by one. Took 10 hard steps with my head down so I could get there faster. I put my glove and WHACK run straight into the fence. I was pretty sure I just got a concussion so I just layed there looking up at the sky. Everybody was cheering on the other team because they thought they had just won the game. The umpire is running over to me to see if I had the ball in my glove also to see if I was okay. I thought that there was no way that I caught but I showed the ump my glove. When I showed him my glove felt a little heavier than a normal glove just like when you don’t think there is any candy in a box but when you pick it up you know that

Along with my specialty of running into mailboxes, I am also known for tripping over flat surfaces, eating my weight in pasta, braiding my teammates’ hair before races, and face planting at the bottoms of hills. Life is short, running makes it longer. Despite all of this, lacing up a pair of shoes and heading out the door is a passion of mine that continually challenges me day in and day out to improve myself. Running clears my head and makes me feel like I can conquer anything. I cannot wait to make more sensational memories and friendships with this sport.

People ask me why would I do this to myself and I’d simply respond because it’s fun. Running is exhilarating; the process of depriving myself of oxygen excites me. It’s something in the fact that your brain is saying slow down, but your heart wants to keep on going.

Ever since I picked up a basketball for the first time in kindergarten, my sport preferences have been changing, however running is the one sport that I have been involved in since childhood. When I was in elementary school I was motivated only by fun and this combined with my ever changing interests caused me to switch sports very often. My first sport was basketball, then I tryed football, baseball, and eventually running. A lot of my early

It was freezing cold out, and the coach had made the call that there was still going to be running today. Some of the runners on the cross-country team were relieved to hear this news, but I was frustrated with this weather. “Is there any way I can just run farther tomorrow? We’ve already had to run three to five miles each day for the past week,” I commented. “I know it’s tough running in this heat Michael, but it builds endurance and stamina,” coach replied. “You need to push through the heat in order to perform well.” Coach had been making us do mile repeats to prepare us for the next meet, but I was already feeling discouraged about the upcoming meet from my last performance. My goal was to make varsity before the end of the season, which

You don't have to be fast. But you'd better be fearless.” ― Christopher McDougall, Born to Run:

My mother set the pot on the stove and turned to me. “You’re not varsity. You haven’t achieved anything big. Why do you run?”

Running, still running. It feels as if I’ve been running for hours, going through the same narrow brick alleyways leading to nowhere, yet I know it's only been a few minutes. We take a sharp right and I can see the familiar fluorescent light that hangs above the local convenience store. Seyton and I both slow to a lethargic gait to catch our astray breath, tired of the endless pursuit of fleeing from what we had just experienced. “I’m just gonna grab some ciggies in here,” I say, “ all good Mac, I’ll see ya later”, Seyton replies, thank god. “Hey,” I say, trying to get his now absent attention “thanks for the hand tonight”,

Running is very good for humans in many different ways. It is a great way to get exercise, and a great way to meet new people. There are many positives, and some negatives, it is easy, enjoyable and makes humans more social, you can do it at anytime, and it relieves stress rather than give stress.