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Improving My Running Career

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Have you ever felt the need to improve your life? I joined the cross country team my sixth grade year to do just that. Cross country requires tremendous amounts of hard work, dedication, and willpower to succeed in. Running takes a lot of hard work, but add in ten miles or more a day at seven minutes per mile pace with hills it, becomes even harder. Not only do I have intense runs day after day, but I also complete hard ab exercises everyday to accell my running performance. I have learned that running performance is affected by eating habits, so I avoid junk foods to perform at my maximum running capabilities. My running career started in fourth grade for a fitness challenge. I ran over one hundred miles in a month to be with the teachers

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