Journal #26, though I think it should be 27..

There are many times when things have not turned out as I thought they would, but that does not always mean they turned out bad. Of course sometimes they did, but there are some some situations where it turned out way better than I thought it would!  A specific example of this would be track.  I began running track in sixth grade.  In middle school, I was a very good high jumper and ran sprints.  I didn't care much for the actual track part.  I focused on high jump and was very successful.  Then, towards the end of seventh grade I some how got roped into running the 1600 meter race.  That's a mile for anyone who does not know.  I could not remember ever running more than an 800 in warm ups.  So pretty much I was not looking forward to it.  The unexpected part:  I was good at it, and I liked it! I ended up beating one of the top two distance runner's mile time by over a minute.  Since then I have embraced distance running and continue to do it today. Since then, my high jump abilities have dropped dramatically.  In middle school I made it to state twice and even placed fourth one year.  I easily won almost every meet in the high jump event and I loved it.  I missed freshman year track because I had to have surgery on my feet, and then my sophomore year I just was not what I used to be.  I am unsure what happened but I have come to terms with it!  Not I focus on distance.  I'm no star, that's for sure.  I really love it and the thing about running is you can do it anytime and anywhere!  I really love being able to just go run a few miles and just think about life.  I don't listen to music any more when I run because I like just thinking instead.  Track and Field definitely didn't turn out how I though it would in high school, but it still turned out pretty well!