P.E

P.E, Gym, Physical Education. Whatever you call it. I disliked it. With a passion. I remember in elementary school trying to get out of doing all the fitness tests. Pull ups? Really? You want me to pull my self up? It only got worse the older {and heavier} I got. In middle school we had to run the mile 2 times a semester. The perfectionist in me couldn't be absent. Its kind of like when someone is picking teams. You don't want to be the last person picked, and in this case I didn't want to be the last person to cross that line. The embarrassment of having everyone else done and me still going was horrible. I didn't want to run and have people look at me, but walking was almost just as bad.
Then in high school, every Friday was the mile run. What more-if you wanted to get an A on it you had to run it in less than 15 mins. That wasn't happening. My freshman year I had a brand new teacher. I'm not sure if he felt pity or me or not but he gave me the choice to do some extra credit and I did it of course. My second year I had Mr. Leblanc. I remember approaching him before school started. I respected him very much and I remember looking at him and saying: "I won't be able to run a mile in less than 15 minuets, but I promise you I will always try my hardest on everything." He looked at me and said, "I know," and I did. Each time we had to run, I ran a little bit more and he noticed and would tell me how proud he was of me. I remember the first time I made it all the way around the track without stopping. I'm not sure who was more excited me or him. I did what I had to do to survive. To get the grade I wanted and as soon as the semester was over, there was no more running.
This all went through my mind as I was running on the treadmill. It would be so easy to give up. To not run anymore, to just walk or do nothing at all, to fall into old habits, or I could keep pushing, keep going and achieve my goals. I can't take back those years in high school, but I can decided what my future holds. I am so lucky to have people in my life that know what I want and help me meet my goals.