Second Race Results

                                 Second Race Results

My second race was located within Santa Monica, the race was a 10 kilometer race. My time was 40:27.

My first Race

                                       My First Race

Sunday, April 13th, 2014 was my first race. The first race was an exhilarating experience. The race  in which i participated was the heart of Los Angeles 5 kilometer race. The race began at eight in the morning. That Sunday i awoke at 5:00 AM, i was rather nervous and confident. When i arrived i registered with my twin and my older brother. When i started i raced off and held the first position for a while until a 21 year old followed by my brother passed me. I sped across the course, but i slowed down and ended with the sixth position and a time of 18:53. I was the first child to finish the race so i felt proud but infuriated that i finished with such a horrible time.

The Importance Associated With Persistence

  Student Success Statement

“Nothing in the world can take the place of PERSISTENCE.

TALENT: will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

GENIUS: will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.

EDUCATION: will not; the world is full of uneducated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “Press On” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”- President Calvin Coolidge

What an insightful statement which allows us to understand the meaning of success. Every individual believes if you are not talented you cannot succeed, well what if you are unsuccessful and talented; talent does not assure anything, if you are talented and single-minded you will over-estimate your abilities, this over confidence will result in your failure. You failed because of your lack of persistence and determination. We must not view failure as bondage; we must view it as an opportunity which will allow us to learn from our mistakes. I once believed that if you know a vast amount of facts and can memorize entire pages you will be deemed a genius, this is a clear misconception. In order to succeed you must memorize such concepts, but you must also be able to apply what you have learned or memorized, if you are not able to do such things; then you clearly do not understand. A student who is determined to understand the concept, will memorize and learn to apply the concept, this persistence will provide him with success.

A wonderful statement which provides insight which is applicable to all areas of life.

        Student Success Statement

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”-Matt Biondi

What an amazing statement which provides insight into the wonders of character and the effects your personality can have upon your life.  Persistence is a truly magnificent quality within a human being, which stimulates achievement, but what is Persistence? Persistence is the quality in which an individual proceeds to challenge adversity in order to complete his or her goals. I am a person with numerous goals, who has persisted in order to achieve goals which I had set in the past. One of my goals was to run a mile in under six minutes, I trained every day, I am rather impatient, and so I wanted to improve instantly. I trained for weeks until I was able to run my mile in 5 minutes and 58 seconds. This experience also allowed me to view the importance associated with patience as well as persistence.