"coming into high school I was overweight"

I almost didn't run cross country at all, in fact I skipped freshman year. Coming into high school I was overweight, and a not so athletic soccer player. I skipped cross country to try out for the soccer team, and I was cut in the last round of tryouts. One of my friends heard this and invited me for preseason track, so I tried it out, unable to run a mile continuously. Something happened and the team brought me in and I fell in love and got addicted to running. That summer I did the preseason cross country and ended up in the number one varsity spot my sophomore year. If I hadn't sucked at soccer and had a good friend, I would never have joined or thought of joining.

- @robbbgr ( Rob Graham )