Cross-country cycling

Running my first 5k, I was ecstatic that I could maintain a jogging pace the whole time, now, 7 years later I find myself setting a personal record of 21:23 on the exact same course that I ran that first race. In fifth grade, through Girls on the Run, I was introduced to the activity that, today, acts as my physical, emotional, and spiritual sanctuary: running. Furthermore, partaking in this program truly taught me not just the method behind running, but also the madness. Throughout every practice

put myself through so much pain? The moment I participated in my first track event, freshman year I realized how much I enjoy running. Also how one moment has taught me the importance of family within a team, commitment, and encouragement. At Lake Country Lutheran my teammates sparked my interest in running. Even though most teammates may be looking in improvement on themselves during a race, ultimately in my experience, my teammates have helped me grow through their motivation. Moments before the

for some reason) 9-7-16 My three-day weekend was packed. On Friday after my cross country practice my family went to a restaurant called Copper Kettle I got some real tasty wings and a fish taco which was amazing.

made the decision to run cross country with the high school and I fell in love with running even more. The greatest feeling I have ever felt is coming around to the finish line, about to set a new personal best, and having your whole team scream out your name as you throw it all into the final sprint. But soon cross country ended, and since I wasn’t allowed to run track with them, I opted to train by myself for the next ten months before the next

While Bannister and Prefontaine set the standards for the short and medium distance runners, a new group of long distance runners was beginning to emerge, along with a new running culture. In the early and mid-1970’s, long distance American runners Frank Shorter and Bill Rodgers, joined forces with short and medium distance runners (Bannister and Prefontaine) to kick-start the running boom of running in America. It’s said that over 25 million people were active runners during this time. The media

then we were off running for the first flag it was the first time I have ever gotten first in a cross country race at Indian Springs cross country. Weeks later we were at conference at west noble that was the second race I've gotten first and I was thirsty for first at state. I was the top JV runner on the team. It was my first time running at state for any sport. I was in eighth grade and the cross country team made it to state. I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. With a time of 11:06

Running stayed on my mind all throughout the day, it was what I loved to do. At the Yukon state track meet my heart was racing more than ever. I’ve trained all season for this meet hoping to place top 6 in the state. It was blazing hot outside with the wind pushing a little hard against us. Me and my team was up next to run the 4x400m against many other schools that were competing that day. As we lined up in order from first leg to anchor, listening to the referee position us on where to stand, we

An accomplished Alaska high school coach is taking the reins of the Lane Community College cross country program this fall. Those are just figurative reins, of course, unlike the literal reins Bill Steyer has held in the past as a competitive sled dog musher. Steyer finished the Iditarod Trail sled dog race in 2005, covering close to 1,000 miles in a little more than 12 days. Although the Iditarod is the more prominent event, Steyer said his personal highlight as a musher was a fifth-place finish

the Malden High School Boys Cross Country team. O’Brien started participating in Cross Country during his freshman year and began running as a junior varsity runner, but also ran a two-mile race as varsity. He started Cross Country due to his friends introducing it to him. During his freshman year, O’Brien struggled for the first few weeks with getting used to the sport after he made it part of his life. However, by his sophomore year, he had already made Cross Country part of his daily lifestyle

I battled it out with a girl from Dee-Mack. Little did I know then, the girl that I just beat and I would become great friends all because of this race. It was a gloomy September day. It had been raining all day, but had stopped enough for a cross country meet, and when we arrived at the site, there was still a gray haze in the sky. It would’ve been a great day to run, except for the fact that we were running at the El Paso-Gridley course. The course is filled with lots of small hills. There’s a