Emboldened by the synergistic atmosphere of a team, humans gravitate towards joining sports teams. Track is often seen as one sport, but as it is when looking at a leaf with a magnifying glass, it get’s more complicated when you take a closer look. However, if a handful of people were asked what kind of runners participated in track, most would say sprinters and distance runners. In track, sprinters focus on running as fast as they can for a short length of time. Distance runners, on the other hand, focus on strategically distributing their speed and strength throughout the race. No matter what events you choose to participate in when joining track, being a sprinter or a distance runner can both benefit you in many ways. However, the most …show more content…
First off, almost every successful sprinter has a clear mind, especially during races. This allows for maximum focus on what they’re doing to help themselves do what’s needed to perform their best. Once you have your mind cleared of distractions, the next step is to focus on what you’re doing, whether it be in a race or during practice. Cleared of unproductive distractions, you can then focus on running your best to help fight the pain and fatigue you will most likely feel when pushing yourself to the …show more content…
Hitting your top speed and passing by the competition. Watching your personal record times drop as the season moves along. The cheers of the spectators as you come down the final stretch, neck-and-neck with your opponent. Being a sprinter is truly the pinnacle of track, or is it? If that’s really the case, then why is it that the mile run, a distance event, is considered the “glamour event” of track? Sprinters may have people on the edge of their seats during races, but distance runners will have you holding your breath in anticipation of who will win at the end of a mile race. Answer this: Would you rather be able to just run fast for short periods of time, or have the ability to run fast for an extended period of
They race against themselves: to conquer their wills, to transcend their weaknesses, to beat back their nightmares" (603). This quotation shows that running is not always competition, but it helps runners overcome their
The training in these sports is an enormous difference. In cross country a runner trains by going miles upon miles each day to build their stamina, as a sprinter this is far from my favorite part. This is a sport where an athlete has to have the will to stay true to a course instead of cutting and cheating themselves the training they will soon need. Cross country is a mentally tough sport, an athlete has to have the mindset that they will be able to go that distance. While in track the athletes also train to build their stamina, it is a different aspect they need it for. This is a sport with no shortcuts, but knowing I pushed myself as hard as possible in those short, intense workouts. Both of these sports consist of lengthy stretching to stay as healthy as possible for the real purpose.
In the world of high school running, there are two types of runners: cross country runners and track runners. I am both, as I have been in cross country since seventh grade and track since first grade. I know how it feels to train and compete in both, and I have come to a conclusion that track & field is way better than cross country.
Steve Roland “Pre” Prefontaine once held every American record from the two-mile to the 10,000 meter. He has often been called the greatest American distance runner in history, all because “ Steve Prefontaine did the impossible: He made distance running cool to Americans” (Murphy 203). Steve Prefontaine depicted the embodiment of hard work, determination, and he trained hard every day in an effort to pave the way for other amateur athletes.
One sport you may not have considered for your High School activities is track. Track is a sport with an array of benefits for your body. People from all over the world participate in many running events including sprinting, middle distances, long distances, relay races, hurdles, steeple chasing, and race walking. I will go into more detail under the subject of sprinting a bit later. First, I will speak to you about the preparation it takes in order to get into track sprinting shape.
Athletics is a sport that involves track and field events, running races, jumping and throwing which require physical skills. So to be recognized in any of these events is a glory. In this video, I will share with you the 5 fastest athletes in the world.
As the Washington Post notes, “nature or nurture? … one is useless without the other” (Fard). If someone is identified to be talented in athletics, coaches are needed make them perform the best they can perform. There are aspects of sports and athleticism that are not related to raw performance. In sports there are tactics that one needs to learn to succeed and in athletics one needs to have the mental mindset and experience to deal with the pressure. Although our psychological mindset may be linked to our genes, tactics and experience can only be developed through practice and training. One may point to the fact that certain countries such as Jamaica and Kenya consistently produce short and long distance runners as proof of genes playing a part in their success, but there are reasons for this not being the case. Jamaica is so successful at short distance running “because almost everyone on the island tries the sport” (Aschwanden). While in other countries such as the US, sports such as football, baseball and basketball have a much higher priority over track events. Training is needed to develop both the physical and mental aspects of athleticism to their full
Rowing, originally used as a form of torture for convicted criminals, is now a recreational enjoyment for all. Despite the conditions, those slaves, now known as athletes, are demanded for pressing manpower at all times. In modern day, rowing is a year-round sport where people voluntarily go to endure hell and seem proud of the accomplishment. Seemingly, it should create more problems than any other sport because of how much time it consumes and how much misery it puts athletes through. However, people disregard that the effect it has in the long run actually outshines the predicaments of the present. Crew’s long dark history has turned it into one of the worlds most beloved and competitive Olympic sports and a cherished part of life for millions
Wake up in the morning, every morning, before the sun has risen. Hit the gym at five in the morning, before long, head to school, and finally precede back to working out and practicing. This is the exhausting day-to-day life of the majority of college athletes. Athletes that spend countless hours working with the result that they can be the best they can possibly be. At their best they make their school millions and millions of dollars and the maximum they can receive out of it, is a free education. College athletes should receive a stipend to play their sport. There is not much of a difference between keeping a college scholarship and keeping a job in a professional sports team, they bring millions of dollars to their school each year, and
College is a huge step that many people take in order to set themselves up for success in the future. From all over the world people with many different goals go to college to learn the necessary skills they need in order to do what it is that they want to do. Whether it’s to be a painter, an actor, or a detective, people go to college to hone their skills to have a lucrative career. Athletics is also one of those things. Many Students go to college in order to properly learn how to advance in the sport that they want to play, or be a professional. While in college you do not usually get paid beyond a scholarship if you are a student. That even goes for Student-Athletes. Student-Athletes was a coined term specifically to show that the Athletes
With all these misconceptions and stereotypes towards the track athletes it can be hurtful at times for them because they’re being told blind assumptions which can lead to anger. Though some of the track athletes fit the different stereotypes, they shouldn’t be given these labels for doing what they love because they work and train hard everyday all for the passion of the sport track and field.
Student athletes live very busy lives. A typical school day runs from 8:00-2:30, add in a two- hour practice or game, score a part time job, dive into some family time, a grand slam of homework and catch a little bit of sleep. Students are more stressed due to the many activities they are a part of. This issue affects a lot of people not only in this school district, but most other high schools throughout the country. All student athletes exercise more than other children who are not involved in an extracurricular sport. In school athletics, the players are called “student athletes” meaning that school activities come first. There are strict rules for student athletes, not only on the field but in the classroom as well. In physical education
Running may be one of the oldest and most developed sports out there. According to legend, the first marathon was run unintentionally in 490 B.C. by a Greek Soldier(James). The soldier ran twenty-five miles to Athens to announce battleground victory over the persians then dropped dead(James). In 1896 the marathon was included in the Olympic games, in Greece, for the first time(James). It was there that the first gold was won by a Greek runner with a time of two hours fifty-eight minutes and fifty seconds(James). The current world record for the fastest finish is two hours three minutes and fifty-nine seconds(James). Marathoning has turned into a world wide activity and every person who participates must endure intense training.
He sprints up and down the court, as sweat pours down his face and on to the hardwood. The player’s legs are in severe pain, and he is out of breath, yet he continues to run, utilizing every last portion of energy that he maintains. He desires to better himself, not necessarily for his own benefit, but for the benefit of his team. He knows that every single member of the team, including himself, must work as hard as they possibly can on the court to reach their potential and achieve success. Organized sports teach athletes some of the most powerful moral values and life lessons that any individual can attain. Despite the opposing opinion that students who take part in organized sports suffer academically due to time deprivation and focus misdirected away from the classroom, involvement in sports teaches young men and women to maintain imperative values, such as hard work, selflessness, and commitment, which ultimately improves student-athletes’ academic performance.