Throughout my high school career, I was an avid participant in Track and Field. Because I am always up for a challenge, I participated in what I called, the “fun events.” This included, but was not limited to: hurdles, high jump, pole vault, pentathlon, triple jump, and so on. The first event that I started with freshman year was hurdles. I figured they would be a brease having danced my whole life, but there was more than flexibility, running, and jumping to it. I saw runners running full speed at these obstacles and gliding over it with a margin of a couple of cementers between them and the hurdle. A minor miscalculation would surely lead to a swift tumble to the floor. But this did not scare me away, I jumped and ran and bounded…and fell my fair share, until I was a top hurdler for my school. The process was not easy, as you can surprisingly jump wrong in so many ways, via bounding (taking louder, longer, and heavy strides) and stuttering (taking many short strides before the hurdle). With the determination from wanting to do my best, and the instruction from an amazing coach (shoutout to Coach O’Malley!) I found myself quite pleased with my results. Similar to the recursive writing process, it is important to be determined when writing, much like getting the perfect form when hurdling, to result in a product that you are happy with. Also it is important to have a great coach and teacher by your side to help you along the way.
“You can surprisingly jump wrong in so many ways.” —This made me smile. Here’s to jumping wrong and learning from it. Thanks for sharing!