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Running Reveal Me Analysis

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Running Reveals Me Your own culture can be a topic that is hard to grasp. It is much easier to see someone else’s culture because they are different from you. In the personal essay, “Ethnic Hash” explains, “Do I even have an ethnicity?” My culture, even though it may be hard to see in my own eyes can be represented by my passion for running. My sport influences the way I eat, dress, what I spend money on, and my friends along with the choices I make through everyday life. What I eat can affect how I race on Saturday. I eat a lot of pasta and rice because they are high in carbohydrates. This enables my body to have energy stored up whenever I want to run. I also drink a lot of water, so I am hydrated whenever I need to complete a tough workout or a race. It also shows me what not to eat and drink. I try to stay away from eating too much sugar and I do not drink soda anymore. My coach tells us to watch what we eat and that every little thing you do could be the difference between winning and losing a meet. The way I dress is affected by running. I never thought I would wear running shorts when I was in middle school. I thought they looked weird at the time, which most people still think. My friends on the cross country team, however, convinced me into wearing them. Now I wear them …show more content…

It has definitely made me not want to drugs or alcohol because I do not want to hinder my performance when I run. Also, it has influenced what I do on Friday nights. I do not go to football games, even though I want to, because I have to get sleep at night and be well rested in the morning when I have to be at the school around six in the morning, or sometimes even before then, to go to my meet on every Saturday morning throughout the cross country season. I want to be the most prepared each Saturday I run and that takes sacrifice and saying no to harmful things that may affect my body in order to better prepare me for a

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