Personal Narrative: My Pursuit Of Honor
I have learned quite a bit as a runner and as a person over the past year. Most importantly I was honored to serve as one of the captains for both the cross country and track/field teams in my final year of high school. Through being a captain of such a big team, like Novi, I learned the ins and outs on how to make the TEAM successful. It all starts with an individual goal. You have to set a standard for yourself, in order for you to have some idea of what you want. By creating a goal it will allow you to self-motivate yourself to positively impact yourself and the team. The saying “80% of racing is mental, 20% is physical” is very true in this sense. You have to take extra measures in helping your mind focus to be able to achieve any goal in life.
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After finally getting healthy, I ran 700 quality miles over the summer last year which made me value and respect running on a whole new level. Over the summer I was given the opportunity to further my experience at Wolverine Cross Country camp, but instead of a camper, this year I was a counselor. Through being a counselor, it re-amped up my motivation and appreciation of running, I was in the hard, long, mileage weeks during
After finally getting healthy, I ran 700 quality miles over the summer last year which made me value and respect running on a whole new level. Over the summer I was given the opportunity to further my experience at Wolverine Cross Country camp, but instead of a camper, this year I was a counselor. Through being a counselor, it re-amped up my motivation and appreciation of running, I was in the hard, long, mileage weeks during