Running

Below will not be
Haiku, but it's a great way
To catch up on things.

In the Maine XC Festival of Champions of 2010, I placed 2nd out of 247 runners in the unseeded race with a time of 23:20.61. Out of all 561 runners, I placed 174th, but I still think it was a great victory to have been so competitive in my heat.
When I first joined the cross country team in the fall of 2009, my pediatrician wrote on my medical form that he did not think I would be able to endure one mile because of my asthma.  Having to build up my strength for the first time, respiratory as well as muscular, I consider cross country my most challenging and rewarding experience. Although my 5k times are nowhere near the National Gold Standard, I am incredibly proud of myself for not letting the medical complication limit what I can do.
Unfortunately, this season I had worked so hard with very little knowledge about technique.  During the week after the FOC, I injured my shins and the athletic trainer warned me against further competition, since I might have been very close to a stress fracture.  I really wished to continue since I felt that I was at my prime to set more personal records, but I chose to withdraw from the Eastern Maine Regional and Class B State meets in order to preserve my legs for the winter and spring.
Even though long-distance running was very beneficial to my health and sanity, I discovered that my legs could carry me more to success as a sprinter.  On the indoor track team, I am competitive in the 55m dash and the 200m dash.  I began on the 200m last season, but I decided to try serious training in the 55m.  My very first 55m time was 8.33 – I placed 2nd in the meet.  Having never before participated in this event, I ranked 16th in the state, 10th in the Class B, and 7th in the KVAC. I hope to break our school’s 55m record of 7.92 and qualify for the State Championships.

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