Track and Field essays
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I enjoy reading and learning about track and field especially about very talented athletes. The book that caught my eye was, “See How She Runs, Marion Jones & the Making of a Champion”. This book is really interesting to read about a young athlete achieve her dreams of being in the Olympics and to see the reality of competing against the best athletes in the world. But it would take time to achieve those dreams. Ron Rapoport, the author of,...
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Introduction Injuries are the part and parcel of any sport, whether it is played on court, pitch, mat or field. Where hamstring injuries are being commonest concern of the athletes (Burkett, 1970). Several studies (Malliaropoulos et al., 2011; Junge et al., 2009) suggest that injuries to the hamstring muscle are popular amongst the track and field athletes. Recent evidence in sport highlight that hamstring strain injuries occurs in a non-contact sport especially while sprinting, jumping and kicking and men are...
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Introduction I joined track and field when I was eight years old, curious about a sport that had so many events and components to it. For a child of colour who was shy and awkward, track and field provided an area where I felt comfortable in my own skin and saw representation in athletic, successful women of different ethnic backgrounds. Through identifying as an athlete, I was able to come out of my shell; having a space in the social...
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With my sapped body completely drained at 6:30 a.m., a sudden thought comes to mind: 'Why am I doing this?'. There was a glare from the rising sun entering my bedroom. The room itself was musty, and it was almost as if the humidity in the air from that morning could suffocate me. I am hit with inertia as I start to open my eyes in my snug warm bed. Beads of sweat were dripping down my forehead. It was...
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