Personal Narrative: My Cross-Country

Cross-country was the only sport that kept my life from falling apart. But, tragedy struck as soon as I entered my freshmen year in high school. My hip plates had not fused which caused discomfort leading in the result of cutting off running till it healed. The news was unbearable for me as all I wanted to do was run. Staying away from running was difficult as I watched individuals do the sport I loved. I didn’t let that stop me as I strived to stay in shape. My mornings would consist of thirty minutes on the elliptical and biking in the afternoon just to keep my legs from not giving out while I still stayed in some kind of shape. It was not fun at all being by myself in a hot weight room just telling myself I have to keep going. However, I kept my head held high through all the discomfort while gaining motivation in
But, I remembered what I wanted to accomplish by my senior year. Training was a pain in the butt as soreness came across by body from the lack of physical movement while I was hurt. I didn’t let it stop me as I used my injury as my motivation. I started working out twice a day to catch up on the months I was out. The injury changed the way I thought of myself since before I would tell myself I couldn’t do it. I overcame it and I pushed myself as well as my own teammates. As I ran in the meets other schools started to notice me while they were amazed I was doing great. I made myself turn into a runner who just ran into a runner other runners would talk about. All because I didn’t let one little injury stop me I used it as a go getter and strived for greatness. Now I am doing great I won District Champ last year as a junior for cross-country. Not giving up even when I felt like it and gaining motivation helped me in my life choices besides in running. It made me a stronger student as I pushed myself to do my best without giving up as I would before I was pushing myself to my full