Examples Of Running Cross Country

It is assumed that the ancestors of mankind developed the ability to run for long distances about 2.6 million years ago. Since then, running has developed into one of the world’s most competitive sports.

As a younger sibling, I was compared to my brother throughout my life. Everything he did, I pushed myself to do the same. From joining the school band, to enrolling in the same

Both my parents are high school teachers so my house is always filled with stacks of lesson plans, school supplies, and the quick wit that only comes from being around teenagers twenty-four-seven. Being both supportive teachers and amazing parents, my mom and dad have consistently inspired me to work my very hardest and to keep learning no mater what. They also are my biggest cheerleaders whether I am last in the race at cross country, preforming my best on stage, kicking butt and taking name in karate, or getting my butt kicked trying to bathe an angry bull. Next is my sister, who has been my Player 2 in this wacky game we call life and rivals my parents in encouraging me. Even though each of my family members plays a different role in my life, when they are together supporting me I can preform at my very best. The best example of their support is when I tested for my black belt. For the test I fought for nearly an hour-and-a-half against multiple well-trained fighters, without hardly any breaks. Even though I had been training for years, I would have not been able to keep fighting if my family hadn’t been there giving me water and telling me to keep going and try harder. This is one example out of many of how my family has been there for me through it all, telling that I am above and not beneath and proving that

Many people don’t understand how strong a connection between twins or brothers can be, I’m a good example. My sister is two years younger than I, even tho we were always together and my mom also dress us with the exact same thing, we were so close and now we actually try not to talk to each other. When I was in elementary school, I ge into an orchestra to learn how to play

My Accomplishment There are many accomplishments I am proud of completing, but the one I most admire myself for is joining Cross Country. I knew that I could run I was just afraid of all the running they did but now that I am in Cross Country I can’t seem to think what my life would be without this sport. I was encouraged to join this sport by my coaches and my parents. They knew I had the ability to complete this goal, but I just had doubt in myself. I believe that every sport takes dedication and my biggest accomplishment is Cross Country.

Running has many different aspects of workouts and forms of doing it. Comparisons a lot of people make is that cross country and track are the same thing, but those two sports are entirely different. Both do deal with running, but the differences are very major and they go much as to change the workouts done for the sports. More comparisons that are mostly said that if a runner enjoys long distance running then they also should go out for track since it has long distance events. Even though it has those events it doesn’t change the fact the two are very different.

I was raised in a middle class environment with an unorthodox family. I have three siblings, all of us adopted. My brother is named Ethan and we are two years apart from each other. He is also a mix of so many different races that I cannot keep track of how many there are. After him, there are my sisters, Jackie and Josie. They are African-American twins who are five years younger than me. They are very sporty and athletic, while I try to avoid sports as much as I can. I have both a mother and a father, Robin and Paul Schlegel, who were both born and raised in Indiana. I was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and moved to a town called New Palestine, Indiana when I was only a few months old. New Palestine is an average-sized town where everyone knows

Growing up with two brothers was a lot of fun. Whatever they were doing I wanted to do. We played outside a lot. I learned from them to be tough. If I fell off my bike they were there to help me up and tell me to get right back on it. I have watched them both succeed in their dreams.

At the age of 17 life handed a bunch of responsibilities to me, with my parents dead and gone so i had to stand up and play the role of them to my younger siblings.

We are very close and share everything, right down to the sneakers on our feet. We have a common goal as a family- to help each other and make sure that we help others along the path of our familial journey. My mother is a single parent and goes to work before we go to school. As a result, I have established a routine with my brothers and neighbors to watch out for each other. We have a great neighborhood and are all friends. Working toward a common goal is what I strive for, and my family certainly does not stray far from this great motive. My mother's motto is flexibility, respect, and love- "the mix that makes it work," as she refers to it. She has taught me to be part of the bigger picture- to share and compromise in my home with my younger twin brothers, while doing the same for others in our neighborhood every day. My brothers play many sports, just as I do, and I have adjusted to the time it takes to do so. We have a routine and learn from each other, and as such, I have been shaped by both my family and neighborhood

Growing up my brother and I were really close because we spent a lot of our free time at the Chinese food restaurant my parents owned. When all the adults are working there's not really much to do except play and talk with each other and so we've always been close. Even now that we aren't anywhere near each other most of the time we make the effort to try and talk as much as possible. Growing up at the restaurant was a really unique experience looking back and something I'm thankful for now. My parents have owned that restaurant for over 20 years and most of the employees and the customers are people who have been there almost the entire time. They've all seen me grow up and it's almost been like having 10 sets of parents supporting and loving you. The only bad thing about that is when they all whip out the embarrassing stories of you as a child and everyone is there to back them up, but other than that I'm really grateful for everyone that's helped me become who I am today. Watching my parents work at the restaurant also made me really appreciative of everything they sacrificed for me. When I was younger and going through my bratty middle school years I definitely didn't feel this way, I complained a lot and resented having to spend my summers preparing vegetables and doing inventory when all my friends were on fancy vacations. As I got into high school I definitely started to realize the amount of work my parents were

Having been a Cross Country and track long distance runner in high school I always had the dream of running and completing a marathon. The perfect example of me succeeding and failing a goal at the same time occurred in March 1990 when I ran the Los Angeles city marathon. When I entered the race, my goal was to finish in 3 ½ hours running 8 minute miles, not completing the race had never crossed my mind. My training had been going fine until approximately six weeks before the race I pulled a groin muscle and was unable to run anymore but I was able to maintain my conditioning through other activities. The day of the race I was feeling good with no lingering effects from the injury. The race started out fine and at the 13 mile point I was

I was a little brat, demanding every toy and game that existed. As I grew up, I began to take on two roles: one as an older sister, and two, as a role model for my brother. I sort of took in a half-parent/half-sister role with our age gaps, and began learning to be grateful for the things I do have, and help other to gain what they

I come from a four-person family. My mom and dad have always been in my life therefore they are the people who raised me. After seeing my parents have a successful marriage, it has influenced me to want the same thing in life and having my first marriage be my last. I have an older sister who is 23. While growing up, me and my sister had a very close relationship. As we grew up, we started to drift apart. I learned a lot from being the youngest child. While being 3 years younger than my sister Taylor, watching her grow up and deal with situations taught me many personal life lessons. Watching her grow up taught me the good and bad things in life and helped me follow the right path. While going through school, I already knew what to expect when it came to the class description and the teacher just by having my sister go through it just a couple years before me. Even though being the younger sister, my whole life is all I know, I couldn’t imagine

I thought myself to respect all people even if i didn't like them but still had aspect them and saw everyone as equal to each other and not have one dominant the other. What i am saying  I know how it feels to have more limitation based on who you are. I know where they’re coming from. But overall having siblings had made more laughter, more learning opportunities and learning from their mistakes, and most all forever lasting friendship. I am very thankful to have family and friends to encourage me in my goals on what I want do and who I want to become.