Personal Narrative: Running For Life

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Running for life
By joining the high school track and cross country team to earn a letterman's jacket, I developed a passion for running that would last throughout my life. I loved to run when I was a young child, but was unable to run much or play any sports due to having severe asthma. As I grew older and started high school my asthma conditions improved, but I was too far behind all the other students in athletic abilities.
When starting high school, I thought it would be easy when I joined the track and cross country team. I already liked to run and I did it as much as I could to help me build up my lungs. I found out it wasn't so easy. I was the worst runner on the team. I didn't know how to control my breathing when we went on long runs, so I would have to stop frequently to catch my breath. I didn't know how to set my pace and would wear myself out very early into a run. It was a good thing that they didn't cut people in track and cross country or my running career would be over before it began.
As I continued running in high school I slowly started to improve, but I still was never good enough to be competitive. In my first couple of races I was very successful at locking in a good solid last place, but my team was always there to cheer me in to the finish line. They were always there to push me along and …show more content…
My passion evolved as I grew older and developed other passions like my wife of 34 years and my daughter who I watched grow up into a beautiful and intelligent young woman. I still love to go out for a run. Not so far and not so fast, but I still love that special feeling that I gives me when I complete a run. I would just like to tell the children of today to find that thing that interest you, no matter what it is, and go with it. It just might grow into a passion. You might just start running for

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