Middle School Marathon Narrative

I found my love for athletic activity at a young age. When I was 7 years old, I was enrolled in a YMCA summer program in Michigan. That is where it all started. My summer days were filled with various sport activities. Unfortunately, when I moved to California at the age of 10, I stopped playing sports for at least a year. However, during the rest of elementary school, throughout middle school, and in high school, I played different sports to figure out which one I liked best, which is now, Track & Field.

One of the most significant battles in antiquity was fought on the narrow, tree strewn plain of Marathon, in September, 490 BC. There, the Athenian army defeated a Persian force more than twice its size, because of superior leadership, training and equipment. The battle of Marathon has provided inspiration to the underdogs throughout history. In 490 BC, the Athenians proved that superior strategy, and technology can claim victory over massive numbers.

It's the day before the big Lake Fork bass tournament. John Noah is getting prepared. He has already cleaned up his boat and is rigging up a swimbait on his favorite carrot stick rod with his favorite lews reel on it. Next John got all his tackle together, he had to take his time choosing lures because of the certain depths in the lake. He got some topwaters for shallow water, some deep diving crank baits for deeper water, and some swimbaits and spinnerbaits for medium depth. Then he double checked everything and made sure it was all in the right place.

My name is Jaidyn Carlson and I got to Marathon Venture Middle School. I am in 8th grade and for a project we had to write about an immigrant in our family. I chose to write about my third great grandpa August Kluck who lived in Poland but then moved to America. When your are reading this please keep in mind that it is historical but there were gaps in the story so it is pieces that are fiction.

Cresting the hill, I struggled with my ragged breathing and the pain in my hips. I focused on my rhythm I in order to keep going. My running shoes slapped the pavement as onlookers expressed their encouragement with cowbells and cheers. I wondered again why I put myself into the situation by choice. As I passed mile 13 I remembered. I felt my eyes water and my legs shake as the finish line approached. Marines in uniform stood ready with medals and smiles as they encouraged us in our own hardships to rise above the pain and finish. The announcer spoke my name but I hardly heard him as a medal slipped over my head and I marveled at the weight, not of the medal, but the accomplishment which seemed impossible for the past three hours. I finished in 3 hours, 7 minutes. It was not an Olympic record and I detested running at mile two, but I did it.

I want to accomplish this goal in my twenties before I have a family. I want to backpack around Europe to become closer to nature and appreciate the different cultures. I want to explore beyond small-town Iowa.

One time when playing travel baseball my team played in a 16 youth tournament , and we were the only 14 and 15 year old team. We were a very small team in size and numbers , but we had a great amount of talent for our size and age. The tournament took place in Columbus Ohio. We were the only team from Tennessee in the tournament , and we worked very hard all year to make it to the tournament. We played up in pretty much every tournament all season , so we came prepared to see some very talented and big teams. Sure enough we showed up to our hotel the first day arriving and there were tons of teams staying in the same hotel , and by the looks of these teams we were by far the smallest team. The next day was the start of the tournament and we

Sitting in my frigid bleak classroom I found myself constantly looking out the window staring at the rain that had been barreling down all morning. This frightened me a great deal, for I was prepared to compete in my first official Cross Country race of the season. I waited for this day for quite a few months. Unfortunately, previous back-to-back injuries prevented me from fulfilling my dream of running. These injuries were so severe i had to go into surgery just to be able to walk normal again much less of running on uneven surfaces like cross country. The long months of rehabilitation were log and painstakingly hard, not just physically but mentally as well. There were so many days i knew there was no way i was ever going to be my normal self again. When I was finally able to run again I spent all of my summer practicing for this year’s season. Many of my

Early last spring the mail about the annual Donner Lake triathlon. When I set the school I was fearless and excited lying in bed that night I knew the preparation would be both physically challenging and mentally drained but I had a month to prepare myself. And I was determined the week after school was out on May 21, 2016 my family and I went up to our family cabin which we affectionately call the lake house. Driving up to Donner Lake I was filled with excitement knowing that this summer I was going to prepare for a triathlon as we descended down from the top of the summit I could see the sun shining on the Bluewater making it sparkle and the beautiful tall mountains filled with cream for a good smelling Pinetree's as we approached our small little brown cozy Lakehouse.

On the fatal day of the Boston Marathon these plans and support structures were placed into action. According to FEMA a Unified Command post must be established and the proper measurements taken in account from the situation. The Unified Command post was stationed near Westin Hotel with the leadership already in place and actively coordinating. Their first objective is to assess the damage and set priorities and delegate response activities. The Joint Hazard Assessment team went to the detonation sites and took air monitoring devices in order to check for potential contamination issues. The reading came back negative and was communicated to the scene commanders but not the hospitals. This is an area that could have seen improvement because

The USA Track and Field team saw how good I ran . They told me to join the team. I asked if I will be able to run in the olympics. They said if I train good I will be able to run in the olympics. So I trained for the olympics. I practiced with Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Mike Rodgers. After three years of practicing , I was in the qualifying round in the olympics and I came in first. I made it all the way to the

The Battle of Marathon was fought around 490 BC. It was the joined powers of the Athens and Plataea armies against King Darius' Persian Army. The war began when Darius ordered the Persian Army to invade Greece because he was seeking revenge after the Athenians had sent aid to Lonia in a revolt against the Persians.The Persian armies had defeated Ionian, they then turned their attention on Greece for attempting to help out there former enemy. The first oder of business they toke care of was the capturing of Eritrea , who had helped the Athenian forces.The Greek were heavily outnumbered in armed forces but after five long days of battle, the Greek Army managed to defeat the Persians and King Darius. King Darius tried vividly to rebuild another

As if running seven marathons in seven days on seven terrains isn't an adequate test, Chicago legitimate counselor Sarah Ames starting late wound up in a sudden trouble when she set out to satisfy that tedious goal.

I remember the game winning point in Van Horn Iowa. We Bump, Set, Hit.... It was a kill!. The crowd goes viral. It's 2016 and the Sailor Nation 7th graders are on there way to state!

I am exhausted. I have worked with a group of teachers today who hate using running records. “I know what my kids can and can not do”, they exclaimed. Why does the district have us doing all of this silliness?”, they continued. As soon as we begin the running record process; mindsets begin to change. I sit on one end of the table and the classroom teacher sits on the other side. Our model students placed in between us. District administrators join us.