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Personal Narrative: Running On A One-Mile Loop

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I 've run on purpose since summer 2012. I would go to a park close to home a few times a week to run on a one-mile gravel path that wrapped around the park 's perimeter. At the time, I was mostly concerned with running the one-mile loop as fast as I possibly could. I 'd run so hard in the mid-day heat that by the time I completed the loop I would be overcome with dizziness and an inability to catch my breath without laying on top of a nearby picnic

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