Autobiography of Weston Belmas It was just two weeks until school. And cross country practice started. The practices were hard at first but then the got a little bit easier. And time trials came. I was not looking forward to it‚ but when it came I was like “this is easy.” When school came‚ the cross country meets came‚ too. Boy are the meets fun! They were getting harder and harder at every meet and once I had to run two miles around a golf course. The abs workouts are hard still today‚ it helps
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vault is an amazing aspect of the sport track and field which requires a lot of strength‚ speed‚ and determination. Being an athlete means helping others. It can be as easy as encouraging a fellow teammate to fix their posture and composure while running‚ or it can be encouraging them not to quit and give up early. Each team member is valued and treasured. A one man team is rare to come by especially in track‚ so we think of fellow athletes as special and as something to be desired. Friends encourage
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run‚ but it comes with an extra side on nerves. As much as these nerves try to get to me‚ a little dose of nerves helped at the line for the first time. And as I may recall‚ it was the official start of my track career. Sixth grade started it all‚ running the four-hundred-meter dash for the first time. Finishing‚ with a time of a minute and six seconds‚ I won first place out of all graduating classes that day. I was tired‚ but excited that I ran a race and somehow won. After that‚ my times continued
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I hear her piercing voice echoes the halls with my name. It’s Burgundy‚ sqawking about my name not being on the list for Lightening Bolts. " Brick‚ why are you not on the list‚" she screeches. I turn towards her annoyed by the abrupt screeches from her persence. When I look at her she has her school spirit bubbly personality just waiting for a response. " The teams needs you if they want to beat the High Flyers at state‚" she continues "Your record is amazing!" Last year I lead the team to state
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Usually‚ our track workouts are pretty easy. Some 8x1 (eight 100 meter sprints)‚ 6x150 (six 150 meter build up)‚ even the occasional 8x200. On some dreadful day in March‚ after the last bell had ended‚ I met up with my friends and changed in the empty restrooms. While walking down to the cafeteria benches where track kids usually wait until the 3:30 mark‚ I overheard the captains and the varsity kids talking about a hard workout. When 3:25 rolled around‚ I headed up the hill to the track with two
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the summer‚ running cross country in the fall‚ or playing ice hockey in the winter‚ I am always competing. I want to take this into my career
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Cross Country is a very challenging and demanding sport‚ as it requires both mental and physical discipline. The most important aspects of fitness in cross-country are cardiovascular fitness and muscular endurance. Both will allow you to maintain speed longer and run further which will greatly increase your chances of performing well in a race. Your build and body are also very important in cross-country‚ as the best long distance runners are typically tall and thin. Cross-country is done by some
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Cross country camp is full of traditions. Our traditions vary from playing ninja in the woods instead of running‚ eating as many Oreos as possible‚ or running away from the seniors as they pelt underclassmen with icy cold water balloons. Canton Girls Cross Country has hundreds of unique traditions‚ but some of them are a bit more painful than others. My least favorite and the most agonizing tradition by far is something we call “Dunes Day‚” or as I like to call it “Doomsday.” This is the day in the
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have learned trust and teamwork‚ patience‚ discipline‚ and confidence. Each of these traits is what allows us to grow‚ and will stick with each of us for the rest of our lives. I have been on three athletic teams since my freshman year. I run cross-country in the fall‚ indoor track in the winter‚ and play lacrosse in the spring. Each of these sports has taught me something that has helped me grow as a person. On the lacrosse field‚ players are constantly moving‚ the ball moving from one stick to
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Behind the scenes: Cross Country Put me on the start line. I have trained for this race all season and this is where I need to put all of that training into this race and run the best I have ever ran. The officials are letting us know basic rules that we have all heard about a million times‚ but all I can think about is the race. My legs shaking‚ freezing because of how cold it is‚ but all that is on my mind is this moment; this race that is one of the last times I will be running competitively in
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