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Teesdale’s industrial heritage is just as enticing as its scenery, and this walk has a good mixture of the two. The woodland around Hudeshope Beck sustains a rich variety of wildlife and makes a superb finish to the walk. Middleton-in-Teesdale, revered as the capital of Upper Teesdale, lies in the very heart of the most beautiful and enchanting scenery that one can imagine. The village was founded c.1031, when King Cnut granted it, as part of a much larger estate, to the monks of St Cuthbert at

tough, don’t give up. If you want to be the best you can be you don’t have a choice but to push your limits and try. As these words of encouragement have made me become who I am, cross country has shaped me into the person I am today. It all started in August on my first day of 6th grade where I came out for the cross country season not knowing what I was about to get myself into. My dad said I had to either get a job or do sports in school, so I chose to do a sport because what 13 year old would

he knows it is for the benefit of all mankind. In the poem, the rood, or cross, is depicted as the individual telling the story of the crucifixion. The poet writes the story so it is understood that the cross is, like Jesus, a warrior. If the cross can tell a tale it is assumed that it would possess the ability to experience feelings. By explaining the cross’ experience in the way the poet does it is easy to see how the cross possesses warrior-like characteristics. I trembled when the man embraced

My cross country teammates understand all the excruciating pain I’m going through, help me celebrate when I run my fastest time, and struggle with me during the hardest practice of the season. Having someone cheer me on during a race is invaluable. Hearing

together toward a common vision. I struggled very hard with getting myself to wake up in the morning to run to achieve my goal. When I ran Cross Country I really wanted to run every meet and get a personal record but I never had the motivation to practice harder but with determination on a Saturday morning I ran my personal record! During Summer Training I fell and sprained my ankle very badly and was out for the first month of the season. I would use my injury as an excuse sometimes to not have to

Many student athletes are molded by the sport they participate in for their four years of high school. For me, that sport was cross country. My social circles, self confidence, health, work ethic, relationships, etc. have been molded by the sport, and, in my small way, I have done my part to change it in return. Running has become more than a routine or competition to me, it has become a part of my character; a representation of who I am and what I aim to be. It embodies my independence, my love

Running: The Only Real Sport Running Cross Country is the purest form of a sport. You run cross-country for the purest of reasons. Cross Country when it comes down to it is very simple and direct. When you run its 100% physical and mental ability. When it comes to depending on your other teammates it matters to an extent but it’s mostly on yourself. There are no events to wait for you all line up and just run. There are no complications. Just an open road, start and a finish. Everyone runs together

Running is my sport, but it is so much more than a sport. Over the last few years, running has had a large influence on my life. I compete in both cross country and track, completed a marathon, ran over 300 miles last summer, and ran 250 miles over the previous one. The amount of time I spend running may seem excessive to some, but I know that what the sport has taught me about myself and about life is well worth the miles. Running has become my escape and has taught me how to better deal with

I started running when I was in 7th grade and I fell in love with the sport/activity. As I run track more and more I find myself getting faster and I’m more focused on doing my best. I strive to get back to state each year I run, which means I really I have to push myself. Running came easy to me, like it was in my genes. I went out for cross country and realized I love running. All school year that’s all I think about, I think about how I can better myself to keep my place on my relay team. It gives

A personal experience I have went through in my life would be making it to districts in track and field my sophomore year of high school. Making it to districts was a big accomplishment for me and my teammates because track is something that I take a lot of my time to focus on and do multiple hours of training so I am able to compete with the other athletes. I come from a small town in Ohio called Oak Hill. The sport track and field is something you do not hear that much about because our high school