A Day Without Breakfast Essay

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A day without breakfast made me realize that food really is fuel. Growing up I was constantly reminded that breakfast was the most important meal of the day. Being a typical teenager who thought that he knew everything there is to know. I figured it was just another old wives tale that my family continuously told me. On the day of my big motocross dirt bike race, I learned that skipping breakfast had a much larger effect on me than I would have ever imagined. It was an ordinary Saturday morning in my small town. With the exception that today was the championship of our junior league dirt bike race. I had been up all night working on my dirt bike and did not get much sleep. As I rolled over on my bed I looked at my clock for my eyes to crack open and …show more content…

Wondering why mom did not wake me up, I shot out of bed to see that she was still asleep. Running around the house I threw on my gear, woke up my sleeping mother, and dashed out the door. Driving down the road, my mother was checking to make sure I had all my equipment and was fully prepared to compete in this huge event. Assuring her I had everything , she then asked me if I ate anything before we scrambled out the door. I quickly replied with a nonchalant “Yes mom”, knowing good and well I never even thought about breakfast.
As we pulled up to the track my stomach grumbled and left me feeling queasy. I then continued to unfastened my bike from the trailer. After removing my bike off the trailer, I headed for the track. Once I had taken my practice run, I could feel my head throbbing from a headache. Thinking nothing of it, I continued to prepare for the big race. As soon as that light turned green that Saturday evening, I had no idea what was in store for me. I burst out of the starting line, and took the lead. Trying to hit each jump as crisp and smooth as I could to continue my momentum. Throughout the long race I could feel my body becoming weak as I struggled to stay up on my bike. Coming around on

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