What Does Running Mean To Me

In today's world there are many things that can take up a person’s time, however, the thing that takes up the most of my time is running. Running has been a huge part of my life since I was ten years old. The reason why running captivates me is that I care about my personal performance in every race. From the start, it has taught me a great deal about life either from something my coaches and teammates have said or from my own comparisons to life. Running has even shown me some different perspectives on the gospel. If you have all those characteristics in something it can be difficult to not let that something take up your time. To start, I have been a runner for seven years. I began my running career in the sixth grade as a middle

I am a competitive person, so I want to win. The great thing about running is that a win does not always mean you get first place. Winning in running can simply mean beating your personal record that means you beat yourself and that you are getting faster each race. In every race, you have to be competitive to beat the people alongside you, but something I have learned is the person to be the most competitive with is yourself. One of my favorite quotes was said by Karen Salmansohn, she said, “Think of life as a competition with yourself to become extraordinary.” You have other runners either in front of or behind you to push you to your best, but it ultimately comes down to how bad you want to improve your time. Another great thing about running is that there is never a peak. You can always get better, you can always train harder, and you can always keep setting new goals for yourself. Looking back on all the great times I have had with running, I can see all that time pushing my body to its limits has paid off. Though I know not all of my speed came from myself, I have Heavenly Father to thank for helping me to be stronger mentally than I was