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    the feeling of running‚ whether it be competitively or recreationally. While the joys of running is constant‚ Experiences and difficulty varies throughout seasons‚ as the weather and scenery changes. This is not only a form of exercise to stay in shape‚ but also a way of life. It is a way to let go of stress‚ and in some cases‚ be part of a team. The feeling of distance running is like no other. It is in our nature as human beings‚ something our ancestors did for survival. Running gives us back a

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    The sport of running is one of the best kinds of sports because throughout the school year there is a running sport for each sports season. That means if you want to run all year long on a competitive school team than you can‚ unlike any other sport offered at school‚ running is the only sport which has a team for all seasons. The first of the running sports takes place in the fall and it is called cross country. Cross country is a sport where teams of runners compete to complete a course over

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    most important thing that your body needs during running any amount is oxygen‚ that’s where VO2max comes into play. VO2max is “the volume of oxygen a person can consume in one minute as he or she exercises at maximum exertion” (paragraph 4). With Team NOVA‚ their VO2max levels were measured before and after their nine months of training; and they were dramatically better after. It’s not the VO2max levels that help with receiving enough oxygen when running‚ it is merely an indicator. The amount of red

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    Running is an excellent thing to do to look and feel great. Sticking to a routine of running everyday is something that track provides. In track‚ I run the 1600-meter relay. Not everyone can run this event‚ but for the people who can‚ they usually go by these steps in order to get ready for the race. If you want to succeed in running‚ I would suggest no pop. I’m suggesting this because if it’s still in your system when you’re running‚ it can cause you to get a side-ache. If you eat healthy meals

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    Barefoot Running

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    Footwear‚ accepted and denied Running for sport and recreation are perhaps as unique as the enthusiasts who first roused the market. Today‚ that market (running shoes) is changing. While the 21st century has propelled us into an “age of hyper-engineered performance gear and space-age wicking fabrics;” barefoot running has reinvented the marketplace‚ while simultaneously inspiring the new generation (Sprinkle 2004). The idea that running barefoot can be beneficial is a relatively liberal idea

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    The Running of the Bulls Every year in Pamplona‚ Spain from July 7th to the 14th there is a huge event called the festival of San Fermin. It’s a religious festival in honor of Saint Fermin. During the festival there are parades‚ fireworks‚ bullfights and sports but the most popular even is the running of the bulls. In the 3rd century a Presbyterian man named Honesto was sent to the city of Pamplona to evangelize to the people there. His son was named Fermin. Fermin was

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    Roles in Groups.

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    advance‚ but overtime emerge within the group. Roles within a group can arise from individuals stepping up to fulfill a role or they already have the skills needed to fulfill a certain role. The group roles can be seen predominantly in the movie "Cool Runnings" where four Jamaican men join together with a coach to become Jamaica’s first ever bobsled team. As the new bobsled team is starting their journey toward the Olympic Games‚ the five characters must learn how to work together as a group. The members

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    Running with the Bulls

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    Running of the bulls is a widely known event that takes place in Pamplona‚ Navarre Spain. It is known in Spain as ‘encierro’ however to the rest of the world it’s known as the craziest ‘sport’ in history. The event is one of three main portions of the San Fermin festival. Including bull fights and religious celebrations the ‘run’ is undeniably the most notable part of the festival in modern times and only really became an international phenomenon after Ernest Hemmingway published his book “the sun

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    Introduction: A Qualitative Analysis of Running In the 1970’s‚ thousands of people took to the road with a new trend of exercise----running. It was fairly easy; just put one foot in front of the other as fast as you can and go as far as you can. Feel the burn in your chest? The sweat trickling down your face? The throb in your knees as your foot pounds into the ground with every step? Well then‚ you’re exercising! You’re running! Since then‚ running has become a dominant factor in sports and

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    and never giving up to succeed in. Running requires hard work‚ but add in ten miles or more a day at seven minutes per mile pace with hills‚ the run becomes extremely harder. Not only do I have an intense runs day after day‚ but I have also completed hard ab exercises everyday to excel my running performance. I learned that running performance can be affected by eating habits‚ so I abstain from junk foods to achieve maximum running capabilities. My running career started in fourth grade for a

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