My First Triathlon 15 Things I Learned Summary

Susan began competing in triathlons when he was 36 years old after his eldest child, Babe became involved in them at school. To this day he has competed in around 60 triathlons. He continues to do so because he enjoys the challenge of the races and how they keep him fit. These days he plans to fly to Port Macquarie and race in the Ironman occurring there during May next year. He hopes that he will place high enough in this race that he will be qualified to compete in the world championships in Hawaii. Susan has also participated in Sour Christian College’s ‘Run 4

As Gabby first walked on stage to observe she “scanned the 16,500 seats. Some were so high that she could barely see” (197). As she left for the Olympics, her host mom, Missy, gave her an enveloped with a note for each day at the Olympics. The first card came from her mom, it read “Breeeeeezy, you’re an Olympian! You did it! When you’re preparing to compete, I want you to always end up on top. Never forget that god has made you the head, and not the tail” (198). This gave Gabby so much confidence that she was ready to take on the floor. Team USA put itself in a strong position with the all around competition. Gabby came in third which is all she needed to stay here and compete with her teammates she has dreamed of all along.

I soon snapped out of this state, hastily trying to stretch my muscles, which were cramping because I was so anxious. I heard the announcer yell “Ready, Set, Go!” followed by the pop of the starting pistol. Startled I took off running as fast as I could momentary forgetting to pace myself. I knew I would run out of energy if I didn’t do something to correct myself, so I slowed down and matched my breath to my steps. This way I could get an adequate amount of air into my lungs for aerobic respiration. By doing this I cruised through the first mile of the

Everything that happened to Jessica in the past six months had led up to that moment for her. Once she started running again, she did not want to stop. “Sherlock and I run the whole five-mile loop over Aggery Bridge every morning. When I wake up tired, I remind myself how long I’ve waited to be able to run again, and it gets me up,” (Van Draanen 282). Even with all the work that Jessica had gone through to get to where she was, she still wanted to do more. Her friends Rosa was fascinated by the thought of crossing the finish line. Since she had been in a wheelchair her entire life, she never had the chance. Jessica decided that that was going to change. Even though she had only been running for a month on her prosthetic, Jessica began training for her town’s annual 10-mile race. Jessica decided that she was going to help Rosa cross her finish line by actually pushing her across it. Jessica put in so much work to be able to achieve what seemed to be such a ridiculous goal. She ran everyday pushing around a wheelchair filled potting soil, lifted weights, and she began eating a protein filled diet to build her muscle. Jessica was so determined to do this for Rosa, even though she was disabled herself. The morning of the race was quite exciting, both for Jessica and Rosa. “‘One minute!’ the announcer calls. My heart speeds up. I feel suddenly light-headed. And then there’s the pop of the starting gun. It’s time,” (Van Draanen 323). During the race, it seemed as if Jessica was reminiscing the difficult journey she endured. She thought back on the last eight months of her life, and realized how she got through it. “One by one by one by one. That’s how I got through losing my leg. Minute by minute by minute by minute. Hour by hour by hour by hour. Day by day by day by day,” (Van Draanen 328). Even though Jessica was completely spent by the end of the race, she could not have

Although the Vancouver Olympics was the last Olympics she attended as a speed skater, she decided she would go to the Olympics one more time, this time the 2012 summer Olympics in London and cycle one more time. She didn’t place in top three, she finished fifth, but it was her best ride ever. This was the last of her Olympic journeys as a whole. She had hung up her skates, and put away her

After every race, you can vaguely expect what you will see up on the clock. I know, now, how much I put in, is only as much as I can expect to get out. Running has helped me form some ideas that are still fresh in my brain but will hopefully help me become a better version of myself. Just remember, someone may have a lifetime ahead of them, but they need to make the last bit just as good as the

What is impressive is that she achieved all these pinnacles of success after a life changing accident that left her short of one arm. Post: Bethany Hamilton was born into a family of surfers and it was only natural that she took to surfing from a very young age. Little Bethany was good at what she did and at the tender age of eight she entered her first surfing competition and emerged the winner! Her family and friends had great hopes

The front parking lot was full. I just couldn’t get a break. I drove around to the back and found a spot behind the depot. My knuckles turned white as I gripped the steering wheel. If Mother caught me there’d be no mercy, but as long as I made it to the hospital to see my dad, I didn’t care. I said a quick prayer for courage, and exited the

When she first began training for swimming competitively she struggled to keep up with the other swimmers. After two years of intense training she not only was able to significantly increase her speed but also increased her training routine by double. “Text From Book”. By her gift, Cox realizes that even though she she doesn't have the perfect physique for swimming she is still able to perform the impossible. Knowing that she would not ever get discouraged while swimming. Her figure allows her to generate more body heat then she uses which allowed her to stay warm during races. Even thought she might no be as fast she will still have more endurance because she will be able to keep a warmer body temperature, which gives her an

When I first joined cross country I was not fast nor a runner. I was one of the slowest people on the team, but I wanted to get faster and I was determined to improve. Some days we would do a hills workout and I would get to the top of the longest hill and think, “I could just run back to Armstrong right now and be done”. But then, I thought about how if I did another hill, I would get better and some time during a race when there was a big hill I would look at it like it’s nothing. I could go up the hill easily and pass a couple girls. So I would do another hill. Then the next time we did hills I rememberd how many I did the last time and pushed myself to do one more. Through that cross country showed me that I could be faster and tougher than I thought I was if I put in the effort and want it

In sixth grade I quit the school band in the middle of my third year to join Running Club. The goal of Running Club was to run a 5k after weeks of practice and I accepted the challenge. Throughout the duration of training, I would find the long runs consistently demanding and a test to my motivation to persevere in the club. One of the coaches, Miss. Ames, was my teacher from the previous year and she ran with me during practice. She constantly encouraged me to push myself a little more every run and to keep practicing. I was frustrated with my performance, but Miss. Ames continued to encourage me. Nevertheless, preparing for that 5k was an eye-opening and an overall amazing experience.

She joined a local group on a trial basis, with the intention of dropping her membership after the race. But after a month of challenging training, she fell completely in love with the sport of fitness.

Any argument relies upon some fundamental agreement about the issue being discussed. However great the divide in opinion may be, there must exist at least some similarity in the participants’ manner of viewing the issue if a solution is ever to be reached. Book One of Plato’s Republic features a disagreement between Socrates and Thrasymachus about the nature of justice. The disaccord between their views of the subject is extremely pronounced, but there are certain underlying agreements which guide the course of the debate. One way to evaluate the validity of the arguments involved is to examine whether the assumptions at the root of the argument are in accord with this common ground. By my reading of the dialogue, Socrates’ reply to the

The synchronized swimmer expressed the fear of not being able to achiever her life goal: making it onto the National Olympic team. An additional challenge that she had was proving that she was better than all the other girls trying out and achieving the top ten title. Although competition motivated her, the excessive pressure brought her down and she admitted hating her self and causing self-harm in order to feel better.

It is said that workplace bullying in the UK and Europe is increasingly recognized as a major workplace stressor. Despite of this, it is remain problematic, among targets and within organizations. This paper reports a qualitative study explore experiences of bullying among ten British women targets, all public sector professional. Data were composed using in-depth interviews and analyzed using grounded theory methods. Finding showed that these targets struggled to identify and cope with bullying. Minimizing intrapersonal difficulties; preserving self; maintaining commitments to professional and organizational values and cultures; sickness explanations; and naming the problem are the major themes or processes that are identified from the