Before the summer of 2003 I had never dreamed my future would include the sport of running. As a child I grew up on the Big Island of Hawaii, which meant that 90 degree days with 99% humidity was the norm. Any sport that didn’t involve more than half of your body immersed in cool […]
“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” As I get into position on the starting line, I feel as though I am a monster being unleashed to expose its furry to the world. But as the race begins and the first mile is too far away to ever remember, my
During cross-country my sixth grade year, the name Steve Prefontaine meant very little to me. I was new to Coos Bay, and new to running. However, I quickly learned how important he is because on the back of my team shirt it said, “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift,”
“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift” Every human on this planet has been given gifts. No matter what the gift is, it is given to us to be used. Some are gifted with art. Some are gifted with kindness. Ever since I was little I was gifted with the
“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift” – Steve Prefontaine This quote is very meaningful to me because I am experiencing a gift in life right now, the gift of running. This wasn’t always the case and I have learned from my past to never take it for granted. There
“Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run.” Prefontaine could not have said it any better, and many since have tried; yet failed. For that quote perfectly fits the raw beauty of running. It has acted as a proverb for
“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” — Steve Prefontaine When you enter earth god blesses you with a gift of some sort. Everyone is blessed with some kind of gift; the challenge is finding what it is. Many people may search their whole life searching for what their special
