Why Run?

Running is not just a form of exercise. To many of you it may seem like it is a form of exercise but for an athlete it is not. An athlete understands that running, in many ways, can be a way to escape problems, having trouble at home and for the elite athletes it´s a way of getting into college for free and especially debt free.

Why I Run?

I started running because I wanted a way of avoiding the after school bullies that beat me up from the very ignorant things such as the clothes I wore to why I even deserve to live. None of that matters now because I run to prove those people who doubt me and think I am not capable of being the best. All that just motivates me to be the best I can possibly be.

What I Get Out Of Running

What I get out of running is the fact that I run faster to achieve what I can possibly do. I started running sophomore year and I admit I wasn’t the fastest kid on the team i was the slowest. I doubted myself that whole season, I was on the verge of quitting cross country because it was not my thing. I just didn’t want to quit knowing I would get better. The only varsity runner that I knew my sophomore year his name was Marcus Owens had convinced me to do Track & Field. I was surprised with myself with the progress I was making in Track. I was all of a sudden becoming fast because I was relentless I wanted to give up, but i was relentless I was hungry to become better real fast. If it weren’t for Marcus Owens telling me not to quit I wouldn’t be the fastest runner here at vista for now. I know that i graduate at the end of this year which is sad, I am interested in running more in college because I dont think im done with running. Cross Country and Track have opened so many gateways for myself. I have gotten more than a couple of letters from colleges interested that there is a possibility i could run for them.