Run for Life

Ever since I was a freshmen in high school, I had a skill that I never knew I had because I was so busy trying to become the next Michael Jordan or the next Brett Favre. Running was a sport I was a "natural" at. I ran my first cross country race and beat half the guys on my team. After a while I realized that I ran better than I played basketball and football, so I decided to stick with the sport I was better at doing. Throughout my high school career I developed into a runner that most people aspire to become. I loved it so much that I wanted to become a cross country coach because I loved to train runners to become better competitors. My senior year, I was captain of my team and wanted to win regionals and place in the State Championships. Unfortunately, I got tendonitis in my groin and could not lead my team. My team ended up placing second place at regionals and still qualified for State. We then placed last at State because of my injury, but I still respected the sport. I stopped running competitive after I graduated, but still run as a hobby. Now, I train for half marathons and marathon races for fun, just to reach the limits my body can take. This is what I live for now and what I still love doing.