There's no trick to track, there's no way to get better without practice. After all, they do say practice makes perfect! But then again, some people are just born with the gift of speed. No cockiness intended, but God has given me a gift with speed and I couldn't be more grateful to have it!
Being fast is not easy, it takes a lot of strategy, a lot of endurance and stamina, so much strength, and a whole lot of heart. You have to be passionate when it comes to track, you have to somewhat have a love for it or you won't amount to anything in this sport.
Those who say, "Why do you run for fun?!" don't understand! It's definitely not for fun!!!!! Us trackies do it because we're good at it! We like it, we like winning, we hate losing more than we like winning. We want to show people what we're made of. We want to have fun, be with friends, be with people that share a common interest, and we definitely want the competition.
I ran for my high schools varsity team (Patchogue-Medford) from 10th grade to 12th grade. I had an absolutely amazing coach who saw so much potential in me and helped make the person I am today. Coach Collins always pushed me, and because of that my 4x1 (4 by 1) sprint team made it all the way to state quals in 2012-2013 and we KILLED it! We set a new school record and showed everyone what we were really made of!
Also some of my own accomplishments came out of track. I gained so much confidence due to joining track because I realized I was actually really good at something and wanted to show people my gift. It made me a better soccer player because as my coaches would say, it was my "secret weapon". I loved knowing I had something most people aren't born with, something I was extremely good at! I was second fastest on my team, my teammate was a rocket, there was no beating her but I was always right behind her which even that was pretty difficult but she helped me push through and go faster and I'd usually PR (personal record) because of her!
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