In gymnastics I always had to run whether it was into a tumbling pass, to jump on the springboard for vault, or for conditioning but gymnastics was the sport I loved and I never thought I would find another. I was always pretty fast in gym class or the games and tournaments we had in intermediate school, but I still wasn’t that interested in running. The thing that did spark my interest in running was the instagram page FLOTRACK. They post from olympic track clips, to High School track clips, to college track clips, or even track clubs.
I loved seeing FLOTRACK'S posts, and I knew I wanted to run track and be good at track just like the people in those 60 second clips. One of my main track inspirations was Shelly-Ann FRASER-PRYCE. Her speed was immaculate, and her form was perfect. After finally getting the inspiration I needed, I signed up for track during my freshman year. I was so nervous since everyone always told me the first week of the season was called HELL WEEK for a reason, when really it was short and not that bad. Freshman year was short also, and with me being a freshman/newbie I never really got the chance to show my potential.
My first race of my sophomore season was at East Stroudsburg. I was extremely nervous. Everyone there looked like great runners, but I had to put my thoughts aside. I waited in line for my number badge and got in line for my heat. When my heat was up my heart started rocking back and forth until the announcer said set, and then I ran.
I used to do gymnastics too and loved vaulting! I hate running long distances but can sprint really fast. Last year was my first year doing track. I was going to compete in the 4 X 100 sprinters relay, long jump, and triple jump, but because of covid, I never got to compete. Track season starts in a few weeks and I'm super excited!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy that you could find your true sport that you enjoy!Good luck this season, hopefully Covid doesn't end up interfering.
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