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Sean stood in front of everyone, waiting for the bride to make her walk down the “isle”, “7, which in this case was the lawn of the church, Sean loved the outdoors and insisted on an outside ceremony. This has not been true for Sean though, he used to dislike the outdoors, 2 contradicts whgw pan. lee O As Sean stood waiting for his fiancée, he started to look at the beautiful scenery around him. He looked around and saw the beautiful green trees, flowers blooming, and the birds soaring overhead. It was June 6f*, 2013, and Sean thought to himself, it is a perfeet day for a ‘wedding, Then he thought about the first time he saw such beautiful scenery. He did not rememiber the first time he was outside, but he remembered when he was fifteen. It was a normal summer day, but this was the first time he actually looked at the beauty around him. Sean thought of the time he went for a run on that summer day. Sean woke up like it was any other day. It was summer, and it was summer vacation for Sean’s high school, He already finished his first two years of high school and he was about to start his junior year, Even though it was summer, Sean never enjoyed sleeping in too late. HeLeNoir2 always believed that people should enjoy as much as they can in life. So, Sean woke up before eight o’elock and right away he started planning out his day. It was the middle of June in Pennsylvania, it could get very hot by mid-day. However, today was not super-hot, it was very wwaim, but there was @ wonderful breeze in the wind, This, Sean thought to himself, isthe perfect day for a run, He thought about running atound the neighborhood he lived in, but then he remembered that there was a bike trail not far from his house. The Chester County Bike Trail was about a mile away from Sean’s house and he rode his bike on that trail before. He always wanted to run that trail and today was the best day to do so. That bike trail is not that long, Sean thought, it takes less than an hour to bike, so I could run that. Sean ate a light breakfast and an hour and a half later he started his pre-work out ritual He was not the greatest of athletes, but he knew the basics, He remembered an article he read in health class, It talked about running and the author, Christen Luff, wrote, “Before at your workouts, make sure you warm up properly by walking for five to 10 minutes” (Luff). He stretched, ran a lap around his neighborhood, and did some push-ups. After about (en or twenty minutes of stretching, Sean told his brother that he was going on a run. Sean started his timer right before he left his house and then he was off. Leaping over potholes and jumping over fences, Sean was in a good mood and he was ready. However, he still had yet to start his journey. utes of running through fields and roads, Sean approached a gray After about five n gravel road that was covered in tall grass and overgrown weeds, This, technically, was not bike trail, but this makeshift road led to the Chester County Bike Trail. As Sean ran down the messy road, thorn bushes and weeds smacked at his legs and mud covered his shoes; this hardly troubled Sean, he was focused, After a short minute, Sean was out of the thicket and on the actual trail,LeNoir3 ‘The trail itself was a mix of some gravel stretches of land and some that were made of asphalt, The trail extended over and under tunnels, twisted every direction, and was predominantly surrounded by trees and fields. ‘The trail was actually very beautiful and serene. Sean never noticed how green the grass was, or how great the trees were, or how peaceful the streams and small lakes were, As Sean ran he enjoyed all the views of nature he could find, Sean knew this was going to be a long run, so he did his best to enjoy the nature and forget about the adventure that laid ahead, Since he started the trail, a minute passed, then two, then ten, At this point Sean felt he was nearing the end of his run. The end of the trail was just a fence, there was construction being done to extend the tail even further, However, at the end of every stretch of land, after every turn, alter every tunnel, Sean did not see the fence. He still had a long way to go. It became ifficult to enjoy the scenery and Sean just stared straight ahead to forget about how exhausted he was. While he ran, Sean stared out into the distance, and the only thing he could see was the gray gravel road and the green trees surrounding it, The colors of the trees and the shade they produced mixed with the gray road, but everything just seemed like a green and gray blur, At this point, Sean was past the point of tired, his legs were heavy and his asthma started to affeet his chest. Sean just staredat the gray gravel road. It helped him forget everything; where he was or what he was doing Finally, afier a long time, Sean reached the fence, He immediately looked at his timer and ssaw that it had been almost fifty minutes since he departed from his house. Sean had ran for fifly minutes straight, but he felt victorious. He felt as though he won the Olympies. Sean danced in circles and he finally looked back zt the fence, which read: Mile Marker 7.0. Sean bad just ran ‘over seven miles in fifty minutes, this made him feel even more triumphant, Then it dawned onLeNoir4 him, he was just half way through his journey, now he has to run back, This did not bother him at the moment, he was on top of the world Less than ten minutes on his pathway back to his house, tiredness overwhelmed Sean. His legs were growing weary and he could barely push off the ground anymore. When his legs were ‘on the ground, they shook. His breath was short and weak. Sean did his best to forget about his tiredness, but he could not, The only thing registering in his mind was; crap, am an idiot, and, how the hell am I going to get home. Even though he was exhausted, Sean started to look out at the scenery around him. No matter how tired he was, the grass was green, the trees were beautiful, and the wind still elt nice on his sweaty body. Time started to fly by and the scenery became a memory. It felt like days in his mind and an etemity in his body, but an hour later, Sean was back to the undergrowth of a road. He was still tired, but he was so close to finishing his adventure. He neared his house and saw his brother cireling the neighborhood on his bike, “Where the hell have you been, I was supposed to watch you!” Shouted Sean's brother. “L went,” Sean started, gasping for air, “on a run.” os “Phat was almost two hours ago, where did you run’ “That trail, it was surprisingly very beautiful.” his mind. He thought about how Sean walked like he was defeated, but there was pride i great he was at running, about what an accomplishment running fourteen miles was, but mostly, he thought about the scenery.LeNoir5 Ran From Evil:2014- By Brandon tar)| | LeNoir6 fan Works Cited ( S 3Run From Evil, 2014. By Brandon Clatk. thristine. "How to Start Running." About Health, About.com, 2 Feb. 2015. Web. 13 Feb. Lu 2015,Uisy Poy Abny LeNoir1 Joseph LeNoir Professor Lynn Raymond UWRT 1102-01 16 February 2015 ‘The Grey Run The date was June 1, 2013, and he was getting married. Bryce Flores was getting married, and he couldn't believe it, As the priest was talking about their virtues or something, Bryce was thinking back to his life, He thought about yesterday. Just the other day he just ran a half a ‘marathon, but he didn’t know at the time. He found out it was an adventure of over 14 miles from his parents some time later, He didn’t even know it, Bryce just went for a run as it was any other day. According to Thad MeLaurin, Doing non-running but aerobic cross-training as well as light resistance training on your offrunning days isa great way to optimize your running fitness. Cycling, swimming, using the elliptical machine or row machine are all great forms of cross-training (McLaurin), However, Bryce did not even think of this, he did not even know that he would run that much, Just like any other day Bryce woke up and planned out his day. He completely ignored that tomorrow was his wedding day, to him tomorrow was in the distant future. As he planned out his day, he decided to go for a run later. It was the end of May, and the weather was very nice outside. There was a bike trail not far from his house, and he always wanted to run that trail. He has seen many other people running on that trail before, and he rode his bike there several times himself. It took sy taeLeNoir2 anywhere from thirty to forty minutes to bike from his house, to the end of the trail, and back, So how long could it be? Bryce did his usually warm up, ran around the neighborhood and stretched. He then told his parents, who he lives with, and his brother that he was going on a run, Bryce put earbuds in his cars, tured on music, started a timer, and started to nun, When he started, there was a lot of energy in him, he was ready to run a 12K, He would jump over fences and leap over potholes, but he wasn’t even at the trail yet. After a long minute, Bryce arrived at a grey and dark colored gravel that was the trail, He started his adventure unaware of the path that lay ahead (you see what I did there). Seq It has been awhile since Bryce has even-been on this trail, but he was ready to conquer it. ‘A minute passed, two, then ten. Bryce was thinking he was coming to the end of the trail, but as he ran, he found he still had more to go. Bryce was determined and headstrong, he wasn’t going to stop until he reached the endl, At the end of every turn, after every stretch of land, after every tunnel, Bryce thought he was nearing the end, but no he wasn’t, After thirty minutes, Bryce just learned to zone out and forget about the run, about his life, about reality. He would just stare down at the grey gravel road. It was nothing but grey, and the beautiful scenery and green trees. has been a long adventure, and Bryce has made it. He reached the fence that Finally, & marked the end of the bike trail. He look down at his stop watch and it read 49.6. It has almost been an hour, but Bryce didn’t care he made it. Then, the surprising truth hit Bryce, he was only half way done his journey, now he must run back. This didn’t bother Bryce right then though, he finally reached the end. He was invincible at this point. Then, after running back home for twenty minutes, Bryce felt defeated. He had to make it home, but he was so tired. His legs would shake when they weren't in the air, and he could hardly push off the ground anymore. He didn’t careLeNoir3 though, Bryce just stared at the grey gravel road, He forgot who he was, where he was, or what he was doing, He forgot all about his pain, he had to make it home, he had to make it home. It has almost been two hours since Bryce started his journey and he was almost home, He ‘was no longer on the trail, but he was not home yet, It was then that Bryce saw his brother | “Where have you been,” Bryce’s brother said worry in his voice “L went,” Bryce started, out of breathe, “On a run.” “That was two hours ago!” his brother responded. “Oh,” exclaimed Bryce. “Are you worried about your wedding tomorrow?” asked the brother “No, [just wanted to run that trail.”Forrest Gump. 2014. By Alex R McLaurin, Thad. 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