Personal Narrative: My Place In A Jumping Event

In track I’ve always wanted to come in first place in a jumping event. My third year of track I knew this was all possible because my vertical increased and I got faster than the previous year. I was really excited for my junior season of track until I found out my jumping coach Mr. Wulfekuhle stopped coaching. That was a huge setback for me because for the past two years Mr. Wulfekuhle would train, help, and motivate me to get better as an athlete. Although he wasn’t going to coach me that season, I knew that I had to work harder and be more self-discipline than my last two years. When our track team would get done conditioning I would stay by myself and do jumping workouts for another hour. All of my hard work would eventually pay off. My