Cross Fell

366 miles. A feat only few conquer. The Mile a Day Challenge takes little strength; it is primarily commitment-based. My willingness to run started as a hobby, but as it slowly started to impact my lifestyle, I took it as a habit. Through the motivation it provides and high it gives, freelance running watered a once thirsty plant that is my passions. “Race you down the street,” was a common phrase friends and I would say in 4th grade. Honestly, I was a helpless victim in my friends forcing running

My lungs were burning. The wind whipped past my face as I listened to the echos of the cheering crowd. I could see the straight white ribbon stretched across the finish line. I remember complete euphoria as I tore past that ribbon first. Sweat dripping into my eyes, I smiled as I walked off the track. The weight of the gold metal on my chest, was a glorious symbol of all my hard work. I would never get another one for sprinting again. Patellar Tracking Disorder (PTD) is characterized as "an imbalance

Unfortunately, every sport I played was dependent on that very physical act. Millions of suicide runs and lay-ups in basketball, and even more base runs in softball at least distracted me because I was running for a purpose. My short stint on the cross-country team demonstrated to me that I may have excelled at fast-twitch running, but long-distance running was not my forte, made clear by my omnipresent side stitches. My senior year of high school came and to my surprise, running would be the one

and the only thing you’re focus on is crossing the finish line. Your heart is pounding, your stomach twists around itself, and the lactic acid builds in your legs to a point where all you can focus on is the pain that each step takes. But this is Cross Country. Outlasting the pain is part of the sport and if you hadn’t known that from the start you wouldn’t have joined right? And you wouldn’t have stayed all four years either. The competition is another factor too, because in each race you are lined

I would recommend the book, Born to Run to any person that enjoys running, or even just sports in general. To begin, this story is mainly about ultrarunning. If the reader do not have any interest in sports at all this book will not be for them. For example, most of this book dealt with ultra marathons such as the race in Leadville which took around five chapters to explain everything about the race, and the effect of the Tarahumara which could disinterest readers of this book. Similarly, this book

In the novel The Perfect Mile, three men each set out on their own journey of breaking 4 minutes in the mile. A quote that captures the theme of the novel is “ Further, the four-minute mile had to be won alone. There could be no teammates to blame, no coach during halftime to inspire a comeback. One might hide behind the excuses of cold weather, an unkind wind, a slow track or jostling competition but ultimately these obstacles had to be defied. Winning a foot race, particularly one waged against

Although running may not seem like a big sport like football, basketball or soccer, it takes a lot of courage, heart and strength to be able to run. In the article called “Cool like me” by Donnell Alexander he says, “cool is finding the essential soul, while being essentially lost”. When we feel stressed and feel like we want time for ourselves away from society, running is a solution. Running is not just considered a sport, running is a lifestyle that people choose to live. It makes them feel good

and running. When I run long distance I love it and would never stop but let’s say there's a big hill in front of me that’s when I have to push through and feel like I could do it. “This girl is on fire.” is a part of the song and sometimes during cross country we sprint up pretty big hills and if I sing that in my head it makes me go faster. Also if i'm running in a race (which is a 5k) and I want to slow down or start walking I sing this to myself and it helps me out. In the end this song helps

Cross country and track, same thing right? Oh no, not even close. They may both have to do with running, but they are not as alike as many people ignorant of the running world think. Some differences between cross country and track include the distance, the circumstances, and the scoring. The most prominent difference between cross country and track is the distance. Cross country consists of just one race of three miles or five kilometers. Track is much more complex. It includes at least twelve

yelling in a steady roar, our arms around each other’s shoulders. With the command to start running, we raced across the pavement, leaping over curbs and tree roots, yelling “STEP” as a warning to those behind us. When people could no longer run they fell out of the group, only to be joined by a fellow company member encouraging them to continue running. At 0530 all 500 of us made it to the field, leaning on each other and gasping for air, only to be greeted by a former Navy Seal ready to begin our