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Overcoming Life Obstacles

 

            What are obstacles? Why are they put into our lives? An obstacle is a thing that blocks one's way or prevents and/or hinders progress. They are put into our lives as a challenge to help us grow as a person. A person's character is also exhibited as they face and overcome their own obstacles.
             Track season has started; my teammates and I have been preparing for our handoffs all season. One warm sunny Saturday morning in Colorado Springs, I woke and got ready for my track meet, which were a few hours away. I arrived at Garry Berry Stadium and placed my bag in the area my team was sitting in the bleachers. Preparing my mind, I filled my ears with my music to keep my mind focused prior to my events. I was competing in the long jump, 800-meter sprint medley, 4x100- meter and the open 200- meter. I was ready to put my hard work on the track and the pit.
             As the meet went on I had already finished the long jump and was ready to get my sprint medley team on the turf to practice our handoffs. Stretching and warm-up on the turf filled with athletes doing the same thing was a challenge. We found an empty space to go through our hands offs. Over the intercom we heard. "third and final call girls 800-meter Sprint Medley." Already checked in we grabbed our stuff and headed to the start line. .
             "Mitchell, heat 2 lane 3," the official called out. Watching heat one walk on to their designated places, I started heading towards my 200-meter marker. Standing on the side of the track the official shot his gun and I patiently waited until the 400-meter runner ran around thereby allowing me to get on the track to put my marker down. Everyone was in there designated places and putting their markers on the track. I stood on the left side of the small yellow triangle ready to hear gun. The gun went off and the first leg came out of the blocks on the curb heading towards our second leg. She gets out on time and the head was good.


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