What he had said got me kind of furious and sad. Cross-country started and our first race was coming up I thought that I would get a good time. Turned out to be that I didn’t get the time I wished for because it was my first year. Through out the year I couldn’t get close to his time at every race. Sadly, Cross-country ended and track season was coming up.
Tiffany Furino In between two worlds of running Throughout my life I have enjoyed running, I have been a competitive runner since second grade. There hasn’t been one year in my life when I wasn’t training for the next season of running. I haven’t been able to stick to one type of running, people usually chose between long or short distance; but I love both. Outsiders don’t seem to understand the difference between Cross County, and Track and field. As being an insider in the running world, track and cross country are two completely different worlds, and I have found myself stuck in between both.
Finally making through conference placing 2nd , now able to attend states. Once states came along I felt as if my first race was taking place again. Nervous, scared, etc. thinking to myself "You got this," but the nervousness overriding once again through out the race hitting every hurdle I hurdled. Crossing the finishline noticing what a horrible race I just ran placing 4th out of 6.
As a volleyball player, I was constantly working on getting stronger. Sometimes it would take days or even weeks to strengthen the skills I felt needed to be worked on in order make myself and my team better. Even though I may not have been able to ace a ball or spike it in the beginning or had a hard time assisting my teammates, I knew that if I didn’t give up, I would eventually achieve my goal. As I continued to play during my high school years, I ended up having to quit playing my senior year since I had become very sick and was not physically able to play. There were many games and practices that I tried to play, and I was constantly going against my body and making myself worse rather than better.
My schedule consisted of waking up early every day and taking a 1.5 mile run, followed by taking 500 jump shots, a similar exercise Kobe performed during his high school career. Conquering the fear of failure became an imaginary bond between Kobe and I. I knew that working hard all summer honed my physical and mental edge on the court. When tryouts came around, the odds were against me, as the team roster had been established, but I did my best Kobe impersonation and played harder than anyone else on the court. I made the team because just like Kobe, I wasn’t going to fail. This experience taught me to have fortitude, and to always strive for my dreams.
Tryouts began after school on a beautiful Monday afternoon. Instantly, I realized the skill of this team was way above what I had been accustomed to. For the first time, I began to feel unsure of my talent. The list was posted every morning following try outs. Every day I woke up and rushed to school with the anticipation that my name would not be there.
I have asthma so exercise is quite difficult for me as I get out of breath very quickly. Even after stopping exercise my pulse was still very high. This could be changed by doing a bit of light exercise each day nothing to hard. My body would the get use to this and in future my data could be changed. Below Is my own collected data before and after exercise: Below is Zoe’s collected data before and after exercise: The graph below shows both mine and zoe’s data together so they can be compared: You can see from the graph above that the only major difference is my pulse to Zoe’s pulse rate.
He was given a temporary cast and crutches to wear for approximately a month. This exceeded the soccer season, as he knew he wasn’t going to recover at a fast rate. In order for this injury to heal, Kanan was told to attend daily physical therapy after removing the cast. “I was very disappointed to hear that I wasn’t going to be able to finish the season, but I was happy to hear my knee would eventually get better,” said Kanan. After about a year, Kanan is back and playing on the Varsity Soccer Team.
This goal is very specific. He started off with braces on his legs and could not run at all. By the end of his 1st season he was running races. His goal was also measurable. It was a slow pace, but he moved forward each day.
After surgery I was told my chances of playing my senior season were not in my favor. Once I was out of my cast, I began physical therapy and my quest was underway. Countless days of physical therapy and the determination to play my last season became my lifestyle. I pushed myself over and over again until I was comfortable with my progress. Soon enough, I was running like I never broke my leg