Introduction
It was a cool, early, summer morning. The sun had already peaked over the horizon and its brilliant shine is starting to light up the area surrounding the Oklahoma State University’s cross country track. My friends and I rose early that morning and met up at the track to run a lap around it. You see, we signed up for an obstacle course race and this was our kick off run to train for this race in the coming weeks.
Honestly, at that moment I really wasn’t sure if I was up for the task. I hadn’t run in years. I only signed up because my good friend talked me into it. So, there I was, 10 minutes into it, I was already panting for air. During the lap, I had to stop several times to walk because I felt like I was going to die if I didn’t. So I walked and ran, and walked and ran, and finally I got to the finishing line. I was so so exhausted. I just sat there for like 20 minutes, trying to catch my breath.