relationship that you have with someone who is different from you and how that has changed who you are today. The first few weeks of Cross Country were some of the hardest of my life. I was completely new to the sport after being persuaded to give it a shot by my more aerobically inclined friends. I had my reservations before I started‚ as I told my friends that I was not the running type and that I wouldn’t even last a week but I still reluctantly agreed to try it out. The first few runs were the most agonizing
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miles. That’s the minimum I run on a daily basis when in season. Some days‚ it is closer to eight miles. Why do I share these numbers with you? Because the simple fact that I am a cross country runner should tell you a lot about what I will bring to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s campus. Cross Country runners are good teammates. We always have each other’s backs and support each other in most of the things we do. We like to have fun while in school‚ but when it comes to education we
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The Race Between Cross Country and Track Cross country and track are my two favorite sports. I love running through the woods in cross country and the competitive atmosphere of track. However‚ I like to run cross country more than I like to run track mainly because cross country has a more interesting running environment. But cross country and track are more similar than most people think. Track and cross country are both extremely similar and yet extremely distinct from one another. Different‚ but
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Cross Country Compared to Football There are many sports that students play among these are football‚ baseball‚ and basketball. While Cross Country is beneficial to your health‚ other sports like football can be detrimental to your health. While many people do not enjoy running‚ Cross Country is by far the best sport for you because it has lots of health benefits‚ reduces the risk of depression and keeps your body fat ratio in a very healthy balance. Jacquie from Active.com says “Believe it
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Cross-Country was coming up and I knew that I had to get back in shape of running‚ about three-five miles a day. I wanted to be ready for my coaches to be “woah” ‚ in the first race in Cross-Country.I also wanted to set my P.R. - Personal Record- high up on the scale because I want to stand out and become the best I can be. With my confidence‚ Coach Klenke and Coach Puls saying running through my head.”RUN‚ RUN‚ RUN‚ even if you feel your feet hurting and legs killing you push through it‚ and keep
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High school cross country is one of the simplest sports in existence. All you do is run! You run at practice to get faster race times. There is only one event for varsity‚ the five kilometer race. You warm-up‚ head up to the starting line‚ wait for the gun‚ then race. My first experience with cross country was my freshman year in high school. The year before that I participated in track and ran the 800m and the 1600m events. I found that I preferred long distance events and wanted to continue to
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It releases some of my frustration when I run. I am 2‚250 steps away from the finish line when I begin. I can run all year long. I can run in the winter‚ the spring‚ the fall‚ and the summer. I believe in cross country. Cross country is the best sport ever. I am on the Lake Denoon cross country team and I have had a lot of races over the past three years. When it is time to sign up I try to convince all of my friends to join so I can race with them. Usually the coaches switch up the practices so
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When I decided to join cross country team my freshman year‚ I never envisioned myself being a part of what would become known as “the best team in Hammonton history.” Three years ago‚ I finished the season as one of the very worst on the team‚ with no expectations being placed on me for the future. Fast forward to one month ago‚ when I along with my fellow six varsity teammates lead Hammonton to its first Atlantic County Championship in school history. While much of my improvement can be attributed
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head coach.” If one were to construe the meaning of this quote‚ then one would look at Coach Jim White and the McFarland cross country team. The kids of the McFarland cross country team were known as pickers in the past‚ but Coach White was able to edify them into the cross country state final champions. Because of the characters Coach White possess‚ the McFarland cross country team was able to win the state finals. Coach White is a key character in the movie because he demonstrates responsible‚ strict
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thrilling moment no one will ever forget. Cross-country skiing is one way you can feel this exhilarating moment. Learning about the history‚ the techniques‚ and about some athletes that perform this sport can be strenuous but also interesting. Generally speaking‚ cross-country skiing is one of the most watched sport in the Winter Olympics up next to hockey and figure skiing. Nearly 100 years ago the first male cross-country skier raced competitors from other countries in the first Winter Olympics in 1924
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