Marathon

For years I have been a runner. I ran my first half marathon when I was twelve years old and a full marathon when I was fifteen. There was cross country in high school and three more halfs, and another marathon this fall. This kind of running is meant only for a certain type of person which I believe I am: dedicated, hard-working, determined, and self-motivated. It is meant for a person who knows how to deal with pain and power through to success. Taking up running was not hard because of how I

know, the day I thought of pursuing running, I registered straight for full marathon (42km) . Not boosting myself, fact was there was no other slot

The Benefits of Long Distance Running Health professionals and the general public have thoroughly researched and discussed the advantages and disadvantages of long distance marathon running; the physical and mental benefits make it apparent that long distance marathon running is overall an activity that supports a healthy lifestyle. Nathan Critchfield Mrs. Voigt Senior Project Research Paper October 20, 2017 When considering the topic of health benefits and the risks of

Surveillance is often a violation of privacy, most people don’t realise to what extent they are being watched. Some people believe surveillance is a breach of their own privacy rules. The purpose of surveillance is to influence, manage and protect societies through monitoring people’s behaviors and movements. There has been a new application developed for surveillance known as crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing was coined by Jeff Howe as “when a company takes a job which was once performed by employees

catastrophe, like the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, happens. During the bombing, three people died and more than 260 were injured (Barlow 1). Recently, in Las Vegas, an elevated shooter fired down on music festival goers. He killed 58 people and injuring hundreds (Hudgins 2). Security at major events should be tightened because citizens would feel safer, it would prevent many deaths and injuries, and it could make terrorists think twice before attending. Since the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, security

Staying Healthy Doing anything new to your body runs (get it?) the risk of energy. But do not let that discourage you, even if you never complete a marathon, training for it has enormous benefits for your health and if done right, can be a great way to achieve a healthy life style. Of course though, you want to stay healthy. While nothing you do will 100% protect you from injury, there are many steps you can take to reduce the risk. First, avoid doing too much too soon. If you have never ran more

Some characteristics that are essential are natural and God gifted such as length of the legs and stamina to some extent (Roecker, et al.). Other abilities can be trained and developed to enhance the skill of running long distances and competing in marathons competitions worldwide. People who master the tactics and techniques to run long distances enjoy throughout the course of running and can have a wonderful refreshing experience (Schrauwen, et al.). The first step to convert the experience from hectic

in hopes of answering this question Marathon runners take a strict and balanced level of training to build the body to an appropriate level of strength and endurance. If the athlete over-trains for a marathon, he or she may be doing more harm than good. meaning they may peak too early. the athlete is overall setting his or her body up for injury. The body requires rest and

takes to complete a full marathon. Some people may say this goal is unrealistic for them, while others strive to achieve it. The mentality these runners face from their preparation for the race to the very second that they cross the finish line is astounding. The thought that people could push not only their physical strength, but also their mental strength to the point of completing a marathon is truly remarkable. To complete a task as incredible as finishing a marathon, a person’s motivation has

best friends from high school. He was chosen since he had just finished running a Marathon a couple of months back. This intrigued me since as far back as I can remember, when we played high school football together, he hated to run. I wanted to know what was the reason behind a person not wanting to run at all back then and now all of sudden running 26.2 miles. I started by asking him why he chose running a marathon as the learning activity? The activity was chosen as part of the bucket list he