Month: November 2013

Determination

Resilience

Focus

Individualism

Victory

Speed

Solace

New

Happy

Active

I was in the seventh grade the first time I ran a competitive race. I had never been athletically inclined before this. However when we lined up on the start line and the gun went off, I became a whole new athlete. I started from the back and slowly progressed to the front counting off the girls ponytails as I passed. The laps started to decrease and soon I was down to one left. I sprinted as fast as I could for the last four hundred meters until there was nobody in front of me. When I crossed the finish line not only had I beaten all of the girls but all of the boys as well. Looking back this was a life changing event because I found my athletic niche, a place where I belonged. Now I run on the roads but the reward is just the same when I finish my run as it was that spring day in the seventh grade.